AWS BAg-26 vs. AWS BAg-2a
Both AWS BAg-26 and AWS BAg-2a are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% 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-2a.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
83 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
170 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 750 to 870 | |
690 to 840 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 800 | |
710 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 350 | |
310 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 26 | |
30 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 410 | |
470 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
5.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
5.4 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.6 | |
6.5 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
19 to 21 |
Copper (Cu), % | 37 to 39 | |
26 to 28 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 24 to 26 | |
29 to 31 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31 to 35 | |
21 to 25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |