SAE-AISI M44 Steel vs. AWS BAg-35

SAE-AISI M44 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-35 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI M44 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-35.

SAE-AISI M44 (T11344) Cobalt High-Speed Steel AWS BAg-35 (P07351) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870 to 2290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		690

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		35

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		550

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.8

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 75
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27 to 70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.4

Alloy Composition

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

Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 4.8
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		11 to 12.3
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		31 to 33

Iron (Fe), %		65.3 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		34 to 36

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

Tungsten (W), %		5.0 to 5.8
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 35

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15