AWS BAg-22 vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

AWS BAg-22 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T5 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-22 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel.

AWS BAg-22 (P07490) Filler Metal SAE-AISI T5 (T12005) Tungsten High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		96
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		36
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1750

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		9.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26 to 66

Alloy Composition

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 5.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		7.0 to 9.5

Copper (Cu), %		15 to 17
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		60.6 to 68.3

Manganese (Mn), %		7.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.5 to 1.3

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4

Silver (Ag), %		48 to 50
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.5 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.4

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0