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AWS BVAg-18 vs. AWS BAu-2

Both AWS BVAg-18 and AWS BAu-2 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 BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
150

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 720 to 840
890 to 1010
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
92
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
2.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
7.1

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
19.4 to 20.5
Gold (Au), % 0
79.5 to 80.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15