AWS BAg-5 vs. AWS BNi-9

AWS BAg-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-9 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-5 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-9.

AWS BAg-5 (P07453) Filler Metal AWS BNi-9 (N99612) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		740 to 870
Brazing Temperature, °C		1070 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1060

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		44
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		700
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		3.3 to 4.0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		13.5 to 16.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		77.1 to 83.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silver (Ag), %		44 to 46
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		23 to 27
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5