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AWS BAu-5 vs. AWS BVAg-8b

Both AWS BAu-5 and AWS BVAg-8b are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-5 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 50
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
170

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 1170 to 1230
800 to 900
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.0
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
7.6

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0
26.8 to 29.2
Gold (Au), % 29.5 to 30.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 35.5 to 36.4
0.3 to 0.7
Palladium (Pd), % 33.5 to 34.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0