EN 1.0255 Steel vs. AWS BAg-5

EN 1.0255 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 EN 1.0255 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-5.

EN 1.0255 (P235TR2) Non-Alloy Steel AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		33

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150

Thermal Properties

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

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

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700

Common Calculations

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

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.020 to 0.2
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.16
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31

Iron (Fe), %		94.1 to 99.98
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.080
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

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

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15