AWS BVAg-32 vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C83600 ounce metal belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-32 and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

AWS BVAg-32 (P07547) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C83600 (Alloy 4A, SAE 40) Ounce Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		850

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.9

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.25

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		20 to 22
Copper (Cu), %		84 to 86

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

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		4.0 to 6.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Palladium (Pd), %		23 to 27
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Silver (Ag), %		53 to 55
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 6.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		4.0 to 6.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7