AWS BAg-8a vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

AWS BAg-8a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

AWS BAg-8a (P07723) Filler Metal EN 1.8872 (P460QL1) Nickel Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		610

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.0050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.18

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		26.4 to 28.8
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		95.1 to 100

Lithium (Li), %		0.25 to 0.5
Lithium (Li), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.7

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

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

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.015

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

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

Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0080

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.030

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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0