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AWS BAg-5 vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-5 and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 88
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 740
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 660
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 44
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
84

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 29 to 31
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 44 to 46
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 23 to 27
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0