AWS BAg-13a vs. AWS BNi-5a

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5a 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-13a and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

AWS BAg-13a (P07560) Filler Metal AWS BNi-5a (N99651) Filler Metal

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		720 to 980
Brazing Temperature, °C		1150 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		420

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1150

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		54
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		850
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		1.0 to 1.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5

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

Copper (Cu), %		40.4 to 43.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		70.1 to 73.5

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		7.0 to 7.5

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

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

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5