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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-1a

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
77
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
17 to 19
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.5 to 18.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15