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AWS BAg-6 vs. AWS BCo-1

AWS BAg-6 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-6 and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 89
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
700

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 650 to 870
1150 to 1230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 690
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46 to 54
Copper (Cu), % 33 to 35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 14 to 18
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5