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AWS BAg-8a vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-8a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-8a and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 290
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 26.4 to 28.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
74.6 to 81.1
Lithium (Li), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0