AWS BAg-1a vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 AWS BAg-1a and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal SAE-AISI M6 (T11306) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1560

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 73

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.75 to 0.85

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

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		11 to 13

Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		68.8 to 74.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		3.8 to 4.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.3 to 1.7

Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0