AWS BAg-2 vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44660 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 AWS BAg-2 and the bottom bar is S44660 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-2 (P07350) Filler Metal UNS S44660 (26-3-3) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		35
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		550
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		25 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		25 to 27
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		60.4 to 71

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.0 to 4.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 3.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.040

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

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

Silver (Ag), %		34 to 36
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 1.0

Zinc (Zn), %		19 to 23
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0