AWS BAg-24 vs. EN 1.8824 Steel

AWS BAg-24 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8824 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-24 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8824 steel.

AWS BAg-24 (P07505) Filler Metal EN 1.8824 (P420M) Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
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		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
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), %		19 to 21
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		96.6 to 99.98

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
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 0.025

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

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

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

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

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

Zinc (Zn), %		26 to 30
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0