S44725 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAg-3

S44725 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAg-3 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 S44725 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-3.

UNS S44725 Stainless Steel AWS BAg-3 (P07501) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		80

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		81
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		690

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		290

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.9

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		15 to 17

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		25 to 28.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		67.6 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		2.5 to 3.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.26
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.018
Nitrogen (N), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.26
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		13.5 to 17.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15