AWS BAg-3 vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 348H 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-3 and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

AWS BAg-3 (P07501) Filler Metal AISI 348H (S34809) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		690
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		15 to 17
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		63.8 to 73.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 13

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.32 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75

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

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

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.1

Zinc (Zn), %		13.5 to 17.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0