AWS BAg-13a vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel
AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H24 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 SAE-AISI H24 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 92 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 720 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1750 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 770 | |
| 1700 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 54 | |
| 6.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 850 | |
| 93 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
| 22 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.2 | |
| 20 to 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 22 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.42 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 40.4 to 43.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 78 to 82.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 55 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |