AWS BAg-37 vs. AWS BVAg-18
Both AWS BAg-37 and AWS BVAg-18 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-37 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 94 | |
82 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.36 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
30 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 780 to 890 | |
720 to 840 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
720 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 690 | |
600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 350 | |
280 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
9.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 26 | |
59 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 410 | |
930 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
4.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
5.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
7.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.6 | |
8.1 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 39 to 41 | |
28.5 to 31.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Silver (Ag), % | 24 to 26 | |
59 to 61 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31 to 35 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |