AWS BAg-5 vs. EN 1.8895 Steel

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8895 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-5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8895 steel.

AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal EN 1.8895 (E275M) 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		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		400

Thermal Properties

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

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		1.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		97 to 99.98

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.2

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

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.050

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.020

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

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

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.080

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0