The development of nontoxic Ag-based brazing alloys

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Welding Journal (Miami); (United States)

OSTI ID:7020252

Timmins, P F ^[1]

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1. Caltex Services Corp., Irving, TX (United States)

An experimental investigation wad conducted to produce nontoxic, Cd-free brazing alloys that possessed similar melting ranges and mechanical properties to those alloys within the Ag-Cu-Zn-Cd system. The investigation consisted of phase equilibria, Zn equivalence, thermal analysis, extrusion, wire drawing and mechanical testing of alloys based in the Ag-Cu-Zn system. Thermal analysis of these new alloys yielded liquidus temperatures in the range 680 to 775 C (1256--1427 F) and solidus temperatures in the range 625 to 675 C (1157--1247 F). These values compared favorably to the Ag-Cu-Zn-Cd alloys, which have liquidus and solidus temperatures in the ranges of 640 to 710 C (1184--1310 F) and 610 to 620 C (1130--1148 F), respectively, for Ag contents in the 20 to 50 wt-% range. Tensile tests revealed the ultimate tensile strengths of the as-cast Ag-Cu-Zn-Sn alloys to be higher than the toxic Cd-containing alloys of higher Ag content and higher than the ternary Ag-Cu-Zn alloys. For example, the alloy at 35Ag-34Cu-30Zn-1Sn exhibited an as-cast tensile strength of 47.6 kg/mm[sup 2] (67.7 ksi) compared to the alloy at 50Ag-15Cu-16Zn-19Cd with an as-cast tensile strength of 45.7 kg/mm[sup 2] (65 ksi).

• OSTI ID: 7020252
• Journal Information: Welding Journal (Miami); (United States), Journal Name: Welding Journal (Miami); (United States) Vol. 73:9; ISSN 0043-2296; ISSN WEJUA3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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