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AWS BAg-13a vs. AWS BAg-26

Both AWS BAg-13a and AWS BAg-26 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-26.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
160

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 720 to 980
750 to 870
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 300
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 54
26
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 850
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.2
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.5
5.6

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 40.4 to 43.5
37 to 39
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Silver (Ag), % 55 to 57
24 to 26
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15