AWS BAg-20 vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-20 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless 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-20 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-20 (P07301) Filler Metal EN 1.4530 (X1CrNiMoAlTi12-9-2) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		30
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		480
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		36 to 48

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29 to 35

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.6 to 0.8

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11.5 to 12.5

Copper (Cu), %		37 to 39
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		74.4 to 77.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.9 to 2.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 9.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Silver (Ag), %		29 to 31
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.28 to 0.37

Zinc (Zn), %		30 to 34
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0