AWS BAg-13 vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-13 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 AWS BAg-13 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-13 (P07540) Filler Metal EN 1.4988 (X8CrNiMoVNb16-13) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		52
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		820
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		89

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15.5 to 17.5

Copper (Cu), %		37.4 to 42.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		62.1 to 69.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.1 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), %		12.5 to 14.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.4 to 1.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.060 to 0.14

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 0.6

Silver (Ag), %		53 to 55
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.6 to 0.85

Zinc (Zn), %		4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0