AWS BAg-8a vs. AWS BNi-11

AWS BAg-8a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-11 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-8a and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-11.

AWS BAg-8a (P07723) Filler Metal AWS BNi-11 (N99624) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		720 to 870
Brazing Temperature, °C		1150 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1100

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		970

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		2.2 to 3.1

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.3 to 0.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		9.0 to 11.8

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

Copper (Cu), %		26.4 to 28.8
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		2.5 to 4.0

Lithium (Li), %		0.25 to 0.5
Lithium (Li), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		62.9 to 71.2

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.4 to 4.3

Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		11.5 to 12.8

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5