AWS BAg-2a vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2a and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-2a (P07300) Filler Metal AISI 422 (Alloy 616, S42200) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		910 to 1080

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		30
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		470
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32 to 38

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26 to 30

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		19 to 21
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.25

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5

Copper (Cu), %		26 to 28
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		81.9 to 85.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		29 to 31
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.9 to 1.3

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.3

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0