AWS BAg-18 vs. AWS BNi-5

AWS BAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 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-18 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

AWS BAg-18 (P07600) Filler Metal AWS BNi-5 (N99650) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

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

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		470

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1080

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		510

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.030

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		28.4 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		69.1 to 71.8

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		9.8 to 10.5

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

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