AWS BVAg-29 vs. C64200 Bronze

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C64200 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 C64200 bronze.

AWS BVAg-29 (P07627) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C64200 (CW301G) Aluminum-Silicon Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		27
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18 to 20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		6.3 to 7.6

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.15

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), %		88.2 to 92.2

Indium (In), %		14 to 15
Indium (In), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.3

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.25

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.2

Silver (Ag), %		60.5 to 62.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.2

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5