AWS BAg-13a vs. Grade 705C Zirconium
Both AWS BAg-13a and grade 705C zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 92 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.8 | |
| 6.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.2 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 40.4 to 43.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 55 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91.9 to 98 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |