AWS BAg-13a vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

AWS BAg-13a (P07560) Filler Metal Type 2 (K94840) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		510 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		54
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		850
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		81

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 25

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 29

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		40.4 to 43.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		48.2 to 53

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 49

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

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

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0