AWS BAg-13a vs. CR022A Copper

AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CR022A copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is CR022A copper.

AWS BAg-13a (P07560) Filler Metal EN CR022A (Cu-PHCE) Low-Phosphorus Electronic Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		54
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		850
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.00040

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.00050

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.00020

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.00010

Copper (Cu), %		40.4 to 43.5
Copper (Cu), %		99.99 to 99.999

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.0010

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.00050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.00050

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.0010 to 0.0060

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.00020

Silver (Ag), %		55 to 57
Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.0025

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0015

Tellurium (Te), %		0
Tellurium (Te), %		0 to 0.00020

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.00020

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.00010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0