AWS BVAg-18 vs. C94500 Bronze

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C94500 Medium Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		800

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.4

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.8

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		66.7 to 78

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.15

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		16 to 22

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		6.0 to 8.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.2