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AWS E430 vs. AWS BVAg-6b

AWS E430 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
49 to 51
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010