AWS BAg-13 vs. AWS BAg-37
Both AWS BAg-13 and AWS BAg-37 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-37.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 91 | |
94 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 860 to 980 | |
780 to 890 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
150 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
780 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 720 | |
690 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
350 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.7 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
26 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 820 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
6.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
5.9 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
6.6 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 37.4 to 42.5 | |
39 to 41 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 53 to 55 | |
24 to 26 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
31 to 35 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |