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AWS BVAg-30 vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

AWS BVAg-30 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6958 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 25.5 to 28.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
92.6 to 94.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Palladium (Pd), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 67 to 69
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0