AWS BVAu-8 vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

AWS BVAu-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-8 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

AWS BVAu-8 (P00927) Vacuum Service Filler Metal SAE-AISI T6 (T12006) Tungsten High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.42
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		36
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		71
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1830

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1770

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		19
Density, g/cm³		9.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.75 to 0.85

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 4.8

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		11 to 13

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Gold (Au), %		91 to 93
Gold (Au), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		55.9 to 63.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.4 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Palladium (Pd), %		7.0 to 9.0
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		18.5 to 21

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.5 to 2.1

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0