AWS BAg-2a vs. AWS BAg-34
Both AWS BAg-2a and AWS BAg-34 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-2a and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-34.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 89 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 690 to 840 | |
| 680 to 840 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 710 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 30 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 600 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 5.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 5.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.5 | |
| 6.5 |
Alloy Composition
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| Cadmium (Cd), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 28 | |
| 31 to 33 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |