Welding factor

Symbol XW
Unit -
Attribute-ID agma_925_a03_welding_factor
Numeric ID 12972
Value Type PMDouble

The values for the welding factor are specified in the following table:

Material XW
Quenched and tempered steel 1.00
Phosphated steel 1.25
Coppered steel 1.50
Bath or gas-nitrided steel 1.50
Hardened steel with less than 20 % retained austenite 1.15
Hardened steel with a retained austenite content between 20 % and 30 % 1.00
Hardened steel with more than 30 % retained austenite 0.85
Stainless steel (austenitic steel) 0.45

Source: AGMA 925-A03, Section 6.5.4 Table 4