AWS BAg-36 vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-36 (P07454) Filler Metal UNS S46500 (Alloy 465) Stainless 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		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		32
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1260 to 1930

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		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

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		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

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		44 to 68

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		72.6 to 76.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.25

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.75 to 1.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		10.7 to 11.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.5 to 1.8

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0