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AWS BVAg-8b vs. AWS BVAg-29

Both AWS BVAg-8b and AWS BVAg-29 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-29.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
180

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 800 to 900
710 to 790
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
8.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
22.5 to 25.5
Indium (In), % 0
14 to 15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
60.5 to 62.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010