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AWS BVAg-29 vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 22.5 to 25.5
0 to 0.3
Indium (In), % 14 to 15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 60.5 to 62.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0