AWS BAg-13a vs. EN 1.8967 Steel

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8967 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-13a and the bottom bar is EN 1.8967 steel.

AWS BAg-13a (P07560) Filler Metal EN 1.8967 (S355K2W) Weathering Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		54
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		850
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		25

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
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		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.19

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

Copper (Cu), %		40.4 to 43.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.2 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		94.6 to 99

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.45 to 1.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.35

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.7

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.55

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.17

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0