AWS BAg-1a vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8946 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-1a and the bottom bar is EN 1.8946 steel.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal EN 1.8946 (S355J2WP) Weathering 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		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		23

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

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

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.25 to 1.4

Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.2 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		94.8 to 99.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.1

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

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.050 to 0.16

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
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

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0