AWS BAg-4 vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0452 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-4 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0452 steel.

AWS BAg-4 (P07400) Filler Metal EN 1.0452 (P255QL) Non-Alloy Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		40
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		630
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.020 to 0.060

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.17

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		97.1 to 99.58

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 1.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.080

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35

Silver (Ag), %		39 to 41
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.040

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.020

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0