AWS BVAg-18 vs. Titanium 6-7

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Titanium 6-7 (R56700)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1700

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1650

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		520

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		5.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		34

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		540

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		32

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		56

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		5.5 to 6.5

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0090

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.5 to 7.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		6.5 to 7.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.5

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		84.9 to 88

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0