Braze Alloys

Palcusil® 10 (AWS BVAg-31) Technical Information

High-purity silver, copper and palladium alloy for vacuum brazing

 

Key Benefits

  • Excellent for vacuum-tight joints

Typical Applications

  • RF windows
  • Feedthroughs 

Nominal Composition by Weight

  • Silver (Ag): 58%
  • Copper (Cu): 32%
  • Palladium (Pd): 10%

Suggested Base Materials

  • Kovar
  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Carbon/low alloy steels & Tool/ high speed steel
  • Metallised Ceramic

Forms Available

Foil

Paste

Powder

Rings

Sheet Preforms

Wire

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Palcusil® 10 Thermal Properties

°C

°F

Liquidus

852

1566

Solidus

824

1515

Palcusil® 10 Physical Properties*

Metric

Imperial

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)

18.5

x10-6/°C for 20-500°C

10.3

x10-6/°F for 68-932°F

Thermal Conductivity (Calculated)

145

W/(m*K)

84

BTU/ft h °F

Yield Strength (0.2% offset)

327

MPa

47.5

x103 lb/in2

Tensile Strength

374

MPa

54.3

x103 lb/in2

Elongation (2in/50mm gage section) 

18

%

Electrical Resistivity

53

x10-9(ohm*m)

Electrical Conductivity

145

x106/(ohm*m)

Recommended Brazing Atmospheres

10-5 mm Hg, H2, or inert gas 

* Please note that all values quoted are based on test pieces and may vary according to component design. These values are not guaranteed in any way and should only be treated as indicative values. They should be used for guidance only and for no other purpose whatsoever.

Palcusil® 10 Safety Datasheets

Alloy

Foil

Wire

Powder

Extrudable Paste Alcohol-Based Binder

Palcusil®-10

BA-102
English

BA-102
English

BA-102
English

PP-FL2-100B
English

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