EN 1.8821 Steel vs. AWS BAg-13

EN 1.8821 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-13 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 1.8821 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13.

EN 1.8821 (P355M) Steel AWS BAg-13 (P07540) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		860

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		720

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		52

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		820

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.020 to 0.030
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.14
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		37.4 to 42.5

Iron (Fe), %		96.8 to 99.98
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 1.5

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

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

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

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

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		53 to 55

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		4.0 to 6.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15