S17400 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-9
S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-9 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-9.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
82 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1390 | |
140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
720 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
670 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
290 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
980 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
4.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 49 | |
4.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 35 | |
6.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 46 | |
6.0 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
19 to 21 |
Iron (Fe), % | 70.4 to 78.9 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
64 to 66 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
13 to 17 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |