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AWS BAg-36 vs. AWS BNi-3

AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
66
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
430

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 680 to 810
1010 to 1180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 44
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
90.1 to 93.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Silver (Ag), % 44 to 46
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 23 to 27
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5