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AWS BAg-6 vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

AWS BAg-6 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-6 and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 89
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 690
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
35

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.8
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 33 to 35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 14 to 18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0