AWS BAg-5 vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M41 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-5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal SAE-AISI M41 (T11341) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1600

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
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		9.0
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 76

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.2

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

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		4.8 to 5.8

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.4 to 78.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.3 to 4.3

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 0.5

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		6.3 to 7.0

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

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0