AWS BAg-36 vs. AWS BNi-5
AWS BAg-36 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-36 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
470 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 680 to 810 | |
1150 to 1200 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
470 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
1140 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
510 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 44 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 700 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.4 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
18.5 to 19.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 28 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
69.1 to 71.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
9.8 to 10.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 44 to 46 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 23 to 27 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |