AWS BAg-18 vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless 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-18 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-18 (P07600) Filler Metal EN 1.4959 (X8NiCrAlTi32-21) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.25 to 0.65

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		28.4 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		39.4 to 50.5

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 34

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.7

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.25 to 0.65

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0