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AWS BVAg-8b vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is S66286 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
620 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
20 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.1 to 59.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0