AWS BAg-2a vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-2a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44735 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2a and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-2a (P07300) Filler Metal UNS S44735 (29-4C) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		470
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61

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		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 30

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		60.7 to 68.4

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.6 to 4.2

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

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.045

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

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

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 1.0

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0