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AWS BVAg-8 vs. AWS BVAg-32

Both AWS BVAg-8 and AWS BVAg-32 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% 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-32.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
180

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 780 to 900
950 to 980
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
4.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
8.0

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
20 to 22
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Palladium (Pd), % 0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
53 to 55
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0010