AWS BAg-36 vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S35500 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-36 and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-36 (P07454) Filler Metal UNS S35500 (Alloy 355, Alloy 634) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		32
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		47 to 53

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		34 to 37

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 16

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.2 to 77.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.3

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 3.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 5.0

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.1 to 0.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.070 to 0.13

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0