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AWS BAg-8a vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-8a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-8a and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 290
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.3
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 26.4 to 28.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.5 to 50.3
Lithium (Li), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0