SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. AWS BAg-13

SAE-AISI T4 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13.

SAE-AISI T4 (T12004) Tungsten High-Speed Steel AWS BAg-13 (P07540) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		800 to 2140
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		1810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		860

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		720

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.4
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		52

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		820

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.7 to 0.8
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		4.3 to 5.8
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		37.4 to 42.5

Iron (Fe), %		66.3 to 72.3
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 1.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		17.5 to 19
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15