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AWS BAg-7 vs. AWS BNi-6

AWS BAg-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-6 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-7 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 83
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
450

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 650 to 900
930 to 1090
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 290
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 55
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 860
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 21 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 55 to 57
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 15 to 19
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5