AWS BVAg-32 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F24
AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F24 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-32 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F24.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 93 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
74 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
670 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
7.8 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.7 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0015 to 0.0070 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0.050 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 2.6 |
Copper (Cu), % | 20 to 22 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
94.5 to 96.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 23 to 27 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.45 |
Silver (Ag), % | 53 to 55 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.060 to 0.1 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |