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AWS BVAg-0 vs. AWS BVAg-8

Both AWS BVAg-0 and AWS BVAg-8 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-0 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
170

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 960 to 1040
780 to 900
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.4
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.4
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.6
7.6

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
27 to 29
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 99.95 to 100
71 to 73
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010