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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-5

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
660
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
700

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
5.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
29 to 31
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
44 to 46
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
23 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15