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AWS BVPd-1 vs. AWS BAu-4

Both AWS BVPd-1 and AWS BAu-4 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 1240 to 1250
950 to 1000
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
9.2

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 33.9 to 36
0
Gold (Au), % 0
81.5 to 82.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.060
17.4 to 18.5
Palladium (Pd), % 64 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15