AWS BAg-35 vs. AWS BVAg-18
Both AWS BAg-35 and AWS BVAg-18 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-35 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 91 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 750 to 840 | |
| 720 to 840 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 750 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 690 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 330 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 9.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 35 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 550 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 5.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
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| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 31 to 33 | |
| 28.5 to 31.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 59 to 61 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 31 to 35 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |