AWS BAg-5 vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel 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 EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal EN 1.4612 (X1CrNiMoAlTi12-11-2) Stainless Steel

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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		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		50

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		60 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		40 to 43

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		1.4 to 1.8

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		71.5 to 75.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.8 to 2.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		10.2 to 11.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 0.5

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0