AWS BAg-21 vs. AWS BNi-1

AWS BAg-21 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-21 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-1.

AWS BAg-21 (P07630) Filler Metal AWS BNi-1 (N99600) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		70

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		700 to 900
Brazing Temperature, °C		1070 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		360

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1040

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.8
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		970
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		2.8 to 3.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.9

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		13 to 15

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

Copper (Cu), %		27.5 to 29.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 5.0

Nickel (Ni), %		2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), %		69.8 to 75.7

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		4.0 to 5.0

Silver (Ag), %		62 to 64
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		5.0 to 7.0
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