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AWS BVAg-8b vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0