AWS BVAg-18 vs. AWS BAg-5
Both AWS BVAg-18 and AWS BAg-5 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-5.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
88 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
150 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 720 to 840 | |
740 to 870 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 720 | |
740 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
660 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.7 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
44 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 930 | |
700 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
5.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
4.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
6.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
5.9 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 28.5 to 31.5 | |
29 to 31 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 59 to 61 | |
44 to 46 |
Tin (Sn), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
23 to 27 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |