EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-1a

EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.

EN 1.4150 (X53CrSiMoVN16-2) Stainless Steel AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		29

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19

Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.6
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 16.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		79 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		1.3 to 1.7
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15