AWS BAg-36 vs. AWS BAg-13
Both AWS BAg-36 and AWS BAg-13 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
91 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
34 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 680 to 810 | |
860 to 980 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
150 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
860 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
720 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
310 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
9.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 44 | |
52 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 700 | |
820 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 | |
5.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
5.2 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
7.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.4 | |
7.5 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 28 | |
37.4 to 42.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 44 to 46 | |
53 to 55 |
Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 23 to 27 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |