AWS BAg-5 vs. AWS E90C-B9

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E90C-B9 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-5 and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B9.

AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal AWS E90C-B9 or E55C-B9 Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.040

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.080 to 0.13

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		8.0 to 10.5

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.2

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		84.4 to 90.9

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.85 to 1.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.8

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.020 to 0.1

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.030 to 0.070

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		44 to 46
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.3

Zinc (Zn), %		23 to 27
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5