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AWS BAg-4 vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4557 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-4 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 91
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 670
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 40
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 630
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 29 to 31
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 39 to 41
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 26 to 30
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0