AWS BVAg-6b vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3V belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal ASTM A182 Grade F3V (K31830) Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		33

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.0030

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.18

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.8 to 3.2

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		94.4 to 95.7

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.1

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.015 to 0.035

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.3

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