AWS BAg-1a vs. C95400 Bronze
AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-1a and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 29 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 600 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 630 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 48 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 760 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.6 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
| 83 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 49 to 51 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 14.5 to 18.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |