AWS BVAg-8 vs. AWS BAg-23
Both AWS BVAg-8 and AWS BAg-23 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-23.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
90 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.36 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
170 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 780 to 900 | |
750 to 1040 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
970 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
270 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
10 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
5.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
4.7 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
6.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 | |
6.8 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 29 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
13.9 to 16 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
84 to 86 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |