AWS BVAg-29 vs. CC493K Bronze
AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 710 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.7 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.2 | |
| 6.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 8.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.8 | |
| 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 22.5 to 25.5 | |
| 79 to 86 |
| Indium (In), % | 14 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 5.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 60.5 to 62.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.2 to 8.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 2.0 to 5.0 |