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AWS BAg-2 vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2 and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
800 to 1430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 700
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 550
37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 17 to 19
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 25 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.6 to 68.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 34 to 36
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 23
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0