ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. AWS BAg-9
ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-9 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-9.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.35 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 670 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 290 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 980 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 6.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 64 to 66 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |