AWS BAg-18 vs. Grade 20 Titanium

AWS BAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-18 and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

AWS BAg-18 (P07600) Filler Metal Grade 20 (R58645) Titanium

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		47

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		900 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		400

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1660

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		520

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		5.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		52

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		860

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		33

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		50 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		41 to 52

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		3.0 to 4.0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		5.5 to 6.5

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

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.020

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.3

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.5 to 4.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.12

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		0.040 to 0.080

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		71 to 77

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		7.5 to 8.5

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		3.5 to 4.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4