AWS BAg-24 vs. SAE-AISI M44 Steel

AWS BAg-24 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M44 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-24 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel.

AWS BAg-24 (P07505) Filler Metal SAE-AISI M44 (T11344) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1590

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1540

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 75

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 4.8

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		11 to 12.3

Copper (Cu), %		19 to 21
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		65.3 to 70.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 7.0

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 0.55

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.0 to 5.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.9 to 2.2

Zinc (Zn), %		26 to 30
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0