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AWS BAg-2 vs. 4145 Aluminum

AWS BAg-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2 and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
120

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 700 to 840
570 to 600
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 700
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 550
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83 to 87.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 17 to 19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 25 to 27
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.3 to 10.7
Silver (Ag), % 34 to 36
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 23
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15