AWS BAg-7 vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4945 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-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-7 (P07563) Filler Metal EN 1.4945 (X6CrNiWNbN16-16) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		640 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		55
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		860
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15.5 to 17.5

Copper (Cu), %		21 to 23
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		57.9 to 65.7

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		15.5 to 17.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.4 to 1.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.060 to 0.14

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 0.6

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		2.5 to 3.5

Zinc (Zn), %		15 to 19
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0