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AWS BAg-13 vs. AWS BVAg-6b

Both AWS BAg-13 and AWS BVAg-6b are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 91
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
180

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 860 to 980
870 to 980
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 720
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 52
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 820
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.5
7.4

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 37.4 to 42.5
49 to 51
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 53 to 55
49 to 51
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0