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AWS BVAg-6b vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
99

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
23 to 66

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 49 to 51
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
81 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0