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AWS BAg-33 vs. AWS BAg-5

Both AWS BAg-33 and AWS BAg-5 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-33 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
150

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 680 to 840
740 to 870
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
660
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 400
700

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3
5.9

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 29 to 31
29 to 31
Silver (Ag), % 24 to 26
44 to 46
Zinc (Zn), % 26.5 to 28.5
23 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15