AWS BAg-1a vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4150 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-1a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal EN 1.4150 (X53CrSiMoVN16-2) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		7.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

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		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 16.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		79 to 82.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.4

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.050 to 0.2

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.3 to 1.7

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

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0