AWS BAg-13a vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-13a (P07560) Filler Metal EN 1.4596 (X1CrNiMoAlTi12-10-2) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		54
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		850
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		36 to 56

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.1

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11.5 to 12.5

Copper (Cu), %		40.4 to 43.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.4 to 76.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.9 to 2.2

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		9.2 to 10.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.020

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.28 to 0.4

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0