EN 1.8961 Steel vs. AWS BAg-3

EN 1.8961 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-3 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 1.8961 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-3.

EN 1.8961 (S235J2W) Weathering Steel AWS BAg-3 (P07501) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		80

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		690

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.9

Alloy Composition

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

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		15 to 17

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0.35 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		96.1 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), %		2.5 to 3.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.065
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.035
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.14
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		13.5 to 17.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15