AWS BAg-27 vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-27 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-27 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-27 (P07251) Filler Metal EN 1.4986 (X7CrNiMoBNb16-16) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		25
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		400
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.050 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		12.5 to 14.5
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15.5 to 17.5

Copper (Cu), %		34 to 36
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		59.4 to 66.6

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.6 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		15.5 to 17.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.4 to 1.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 0.6

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Zinc (Zn), %		24.5 to 28.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0