AWS BAg-20 vs. EN 1.8835 Steel

AWS BAg-20 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8835 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-20 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8835 steel.

AWS BAg-20 (P07301) Filler Metal EN 1.8835 (P420ML1) Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		30
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		480
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.020 to 0.040

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.16

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		96.7 to 99.98

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.7

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.050

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.020

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0080

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.1

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0