AWS BAg-1 vs. AWS BNi-8

AWS BAg-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-8 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-1 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-8.

AWS BAg-1 (P07450) Filler Metal AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		28
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		620 to 760
Brazing Temperature, °C		1010 to 1090

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		690
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Cadmium (Cd), %		23 to 25
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		14 to 16
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0

Silver (Ag), %		44 to 46
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		14 to 18
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5