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AWS BAg-7 vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

AWS BAg-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-7 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 290
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 55
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 860
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
21 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silver (Ag), % 55 to 57
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 15 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0