ASTM A210 Steel vs. AWS BAg-1a
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 77 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 29 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 760 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 5.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 7.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 7.5 |