AWS BAg-27 vs. AWS BAg-2a
Both AWS BAg-27 and AWS BAg-2a are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-27 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-2a.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 83 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 710 to 860 | |
| 690 to 840 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 750 | |
| 710 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
| 310 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 25 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 400 | |
| 470 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.7 | |
| 5.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
| 5.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.9 | |
| 6.5 |
Alloy Composition
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| Cadmium (Cd), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 24.5 to 28.5 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |