SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. AWS BAg-37

SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-37 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-37.

SAE-AISI S1 (T41901) Shock-Resisting Steel AWS BAg-37 (P07253) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		94

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		36

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690 to 1840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		690

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		350

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		26

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.6

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.4 to 0.55
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		1.0 to 1.8
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		39 to 41

Iron (Fe), %		91.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.1 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

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

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		24 to 26

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

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		1.5 to 2.5

Tungsten (W), %		1.5 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15