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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-1

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.0

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
23 to 25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
44 to 46
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14 to 18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15