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AWS BAg-3 vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-3 and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
710 to 1970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 690
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 290
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
31

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 15 to 17
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 13.5 to 17.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0