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AWS BAg-5 vs. AWS BAg-35

Both AWS BAg-5 and AWS BAg-35 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-5 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-35.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 88
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
170

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 740 to 870
750 to 840
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 740
750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 660
690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 44
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
550

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.4
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
5.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
6.4

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 29 to 31
31 to 33
Silver (Ag), % 44 to 46
34 to 36
Zinc (Zn), % 23 to 27
31 to 35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15