N08020 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-18

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

UNS N08020 (2.4660) Stainless Steel AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		92
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		29.9 to 44
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 38
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.035
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

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