AWS BAg-3 vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-3 and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-3 (P07501) Filler Metal UNS S36200 (XM-9) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1180 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		690
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

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		11

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		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		40

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		42 to 50

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		32 to 36

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 14.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		75.4 to 79.5

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), %		6.5 to 7.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.6 to 0.9

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0