AWS BVAg-18 vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Type 3 (N14076) Nickel-Iron Soft Magnetic Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		70

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 3.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 6.0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		9.9 to 19

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		75 to 78

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0