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AWS BVAg-8 vs. AWS BVAg-0

Both AWS BVAg-8 and AWS BVAg-0 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-8 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-0.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
10

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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