AWS BAg-36 vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel.

AWS BAg-36 (P07454) Filler Metal SAE-AISI S1 (T41901) Shock-Resisting Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		32
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 64

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.4 to 0.55

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		1.0 to 1.8

Copper (Cu), %		26 to 28
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		91.6 to 96.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 1.2

Silver (Ag), %		44 to 46
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.5 to 3.0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.3

Zinc (Zn), %		23 to 27
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0