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AWS BAg-2a vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
670 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
36

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Cadmium (Cd), % 19 to 21
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 28
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 29 to 31
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 21 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0