AWS BAg-2a vs. AWS BAg-1a
Both AWS BAg-2a and AWS BAg-1a are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2a and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-1a.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
77 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
29 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 690 to 840 | |
640 to 760 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 710 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
280 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
9.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 30 | |
48 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
760 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
4.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
5.4 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
7.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.5 | |
7.5 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 19 to 21 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 28 | |
14.5 to 16.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
49 to 51 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 21 to 25 | |
14.5 to 18.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |