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AWS BVAg-8b vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0