AWS BAg-26 vs. AWS ER90S-B9

AWS BAg-26 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ER90S-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-26 and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-B9.

AWS BAg-26 (P07250) Filler Metal AWS ER90S-B9 or ER62S-B9 (S50482) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		98
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		350
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		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		26
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		410
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.070 to 0.13

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		8.0 to 10.5

Copper (Cu), %		37 to 39
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.2

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		84.4 to 90.7

Manganese (Mn), %		1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.85 to 1.2

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.8

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.020 to 0.1

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.030 to 0.070

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		24 to 26
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.3

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 35
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5