AWS BAu-2 vs. AWS BVAg-6b
Both AWS BAu-2 and AWS BVAg-6b are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 16 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 BAu-2 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
93 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
0.35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
35 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
180 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 890 to 1010 | |
870 to 980 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 92 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
870 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
780 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
310 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
9.7 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
5.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
5.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
7.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.1 | |
7.4 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 19.4 to 20.5 | |
49 to 51 |
Gold (Au), % | 79.5 to 80.5 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
49 to 51 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |