AWS BAg-28 vs. AWS BVAg-32
Both AWS BAg-28 and AWS BVAg-32 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. 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-28 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-32.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 93 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 680 to 840 | |
| 950 to 980 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 710 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 320 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 4.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.8 | |
| 8.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39 to 41 | |
| 53 to 55 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |