C93500 Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-29

C93500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-29.

UNS C93500 (Alloy 3C) Leaded Tin Bronze AWS BVAg-29 (P07627) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		73

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.37

Shear Modulus, GPa		38
Shear Modulus, GPa		27

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		83 to 86
Copper (Cu), %		22.5 to 25.5

Indium (In), %		0
Indium (In), %		14 to 15

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		8.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		60.5 to 62.5

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

Tin (Sn), %		4.3 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 1.0
Residuals, %		0