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AWS BAg-26 vs. AWS BAg-1

Both AWS BAg-26 and AWS BAg-1 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-26 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
170

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 750 to 870
620 to 760
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 26
44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 410
690

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
7.0

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 37 to 39
14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 24 to 26
44 to 46
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 35
14 to 18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15