AWS BAg-2 vs. AWS BAg-22
Both AWS BAg-2 and AWS BAg-22 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-22.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 700 to 840 | |
| 700 to 1040 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 700 | |
| 700 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 680 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 35 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 550 | |
| 760 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
| 5.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 4.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.0 | |
| 5.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 25 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 48 to 50 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |