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AWS BVAg-29 vs. AWS BNi-5

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
470

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 710 to 790
1150 to 1200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 22.5 to 25.5
0
Indium (In), % 14 to 15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.8 to 10.5
Silver (Ag), % 60.5 to 62.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5