AWS BAg-33 vs. AWS BAg-37
Both AWS BAg-33 and AWS BAg-37 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-33 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-37.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
94 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 680 to 840 | |
780 to 890 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
150 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
780 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
690 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 320 | |
350 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 25 | |
26 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 400 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
6.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
5.9 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 | |
6.6 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 29 to 31 | |
39 to 41 |
Silver (Ag), % | 24 to 26 | |
24 to 26 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 26.5 to 28.5 | |
31 to 35 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |