AWS BAg-1 vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

AWS BAg-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8961 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 AWS BAg-1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

AWS BAg-1 (P07450) Filler Metal EN 1.8961 (S235J2W) Weathering Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		28
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		690
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		23

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.030

Cadmium (Cd), %		23 to 25
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.16

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.35 to 0.85

Copper (Cu), %		14 to 16
Copper (Cu), %		0.2 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		96.1 to 99.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.7

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.7

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.065

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.45

Silver (Ag), %		44 to 46
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.12

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.14

Zinc (Zn), %		14 to 18
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0