AWS BAg-33 vs. AWS BAg-6
Both AWS BAg-33 and AWS BAg-6 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 71% 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-6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 89 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 680 to 840 | |
| 650 to 870 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 690 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 25 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 400 | |
| 770 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
| 5.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
| 4.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.3 | |
| 6.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 33 to 35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 49 to 51 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26.5 to 28.5 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |