AWS BAg-4 vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-4 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

AWS BAg-4 (P07400) Filler Metal SAE-AISI M36 (T11336) Cobalt High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1600

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		40
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		630
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 72

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.8 to 0.9

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		7.8 to 8.8

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		70.1 to 75.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.6 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Silver (Ag), %		39 to 41
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.3

Zinc (Zn), %		26 to 30
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0