S44635 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-1a

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.

UNS S44635 (25-4-4) Stainless Steel AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		81
Shear Modulus, GPa		29

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		24.5 to 26
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		61.5 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.5 to 4.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.035
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15