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AWS BAg-26 vs. AWS BVAu-4

Both AWS BAg-26 and AWS BVAu-4 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-26 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
190

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 750 to 870
950 to 1000
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
3.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
8.7

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 37 to 39
0
Gold (Au), % 0
81.5 to 82.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 24 to 26
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 35
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0