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AWS BAg-34 vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-34 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S42300 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-34 and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 89
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 31 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 37 to 39
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 26 to 30
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0