AWS BVAg-18 vs. C95820 Bronze

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C95820 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C95820 Nickel-Aluminum Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1020

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		9.0 to 10

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		77.5 to 82.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 5.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.5 to 5.8

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.020

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.8