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AWS BAg-26 vs. AWS BAg-13a

Both AWS BAg-26 and AWS BAg-13a are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 65% 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-13a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
180

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 750 to 870
720 to 980
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 26
54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 410
850

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
7.5

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 37 to 39
40.4 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Silver (Ag), % 24 to 26
55 to 57
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15