AISI 444 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-2a

AISI 444 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 444 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-2a.

AISI 444 (S44400) Stainless Steel AWS BAg-2a (P07300) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		30

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.5

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		19 to 21

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17.5 to 19.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		26 to 28

Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.8 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.035
Nitrogen (N), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		29 to 31

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		21 to 25

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15