                          SILVER-BASE BRAZING ALLOYS
                        AWS A5.8-62T and ASTM B280-62T


ASTM-AWS
Classi-    Melting   Brazing Temp.
fication   Temp.F    Range, F      Color       Characteristics

BAg1       1145       1145-1400      Whitish     Free-flowing
                                      yellow
BAg1a      1175       1175-1400      Whitish     Free-flowing
                                      yellow
BAg2       1295       1295-1550      Light       Good for nonuniform
                                      yellow      clearance
BAg3       1270       1270-1500      Whitish     Retards corrosion
                                      yellow      at joint
BAg4       1435       1435-1650      Light       Flows better than
                                      yellow      BAg3
BAg5       1370       1370-1550      Light       Not free-flowing,cadmium-
                                      yellow      free,useful in food industry
BAg6       1425       1425-1600      Light       Similar to BAg5
                                      yellow
BAg7       1205       1205-1400      White       Good color for stainless

BAg8       1435       1435-1650      White       Wetting on stainless is slow

BAg8a      1410       1410-1600      White       For furnace brazing PH
                                                  stainless
BAg13      1575       1575-1775      White       Useful to 700F

BAg18      1325       1325-1550      White       Wets stainless well, for
                                                  brazing PH stainless
BAg19      1635       1610-1800      White       Good for furnace brazing
