AWS BVAg-6b vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. 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-6b and the bottom bar is C97600 dairy metal.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C97600 (Alloy 11A) Dairy Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

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), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		63 to 67

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		3.0 to 5.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 21.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		3.0 to 9.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3