AWS BAg-4 vs. CC499K Bronze
AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC499K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-4 and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 91 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 670 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 40 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 630 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.7 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 | |
| 9.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 84 to 88 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39 to 41 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |