AWS BAg-4 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-4 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

AWS BAg-4 (P07400) Filler Metal UNS S45500 (Alloy 455, XM-16) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1370 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330
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		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		40
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		630
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		48 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		35 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

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

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 2.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		71.5 to 79.2

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		7.5 to 9.5

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

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

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

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

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

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.5

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.8 to 1.4

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0