AWS BAg-26 vs. AISI 444 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-26 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 444 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-26 and the bottom bar is AISI 444 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-26 (P07250) Filler Metal AISI 444 (S44400) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		98
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		26
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		410
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.025

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17.5 to 19.5

Copper (Cu), %		37 to 39
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 80.8

Manganese (Mn), %		1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.8 to 2.5

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 0.8

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.035

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

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

Silver (Ag), %		24 to 26
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 0.8

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 35
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0