C55283 Copper vs. AWS BAg-23
C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAg-23 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-23.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 690 to 790 | |
| 750 to 1040 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 720 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 5.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 4.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 6.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.2 to 87.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 13.9 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
| 84 to 86 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |