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AWS BAg-5 vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 88
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 740
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 660
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 44
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
41

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 29 to 31
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
59 to 67.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 44 to 46
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 23 to 27
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0