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AWS BAg-2a vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless 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-2a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Cadmium (Cd), % 19 to 21
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 28
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 29 to 31
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 21 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0