AWS BAg-2a vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44725 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-2a and the bottom bar is S44725 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-2a (P07300) Filler Metal UNS S44725 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		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

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		23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

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		15

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		25 to 28.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		67.6 to 73.5

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 2.5

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

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.26

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.018

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.040

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.26

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0