AWS BAg-13a vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel
AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4640 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-13a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 92 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
620 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 770 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 54 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 850 | |
40 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
22 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.2 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
18 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 40.4 to 43.5 | |
1.3 to 2.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
67.4 to 73.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 4.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
5.5 to 6.9 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 55 to 57 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |