AWS BAg-1a vs. AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-1a and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal AWS ERNiCrCoMo-1 (N06617) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.5

Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 24

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		10 to 15

Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.0 to 10

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		42.7 to 61.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.6

Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5