Braze Alloys

Palcusil® 15 Technical Information

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

 

Key Benefits

  • Good for SS, Cu, Kovar and Mo-Mn metallised ceramic
  • Excellent for vacuum-tight joints

Typical Applications

  • RF windows
  • Feedthroughs 

Nominal Composition by Weight

  • Silver (Ag): 65%
  • Copper (Cu): 20%
  • Palladium (Pd): 15%

Suggested Base Materials

  • Kovar, Copper, Nickel, Carbon/low alloy & Tool/high speed steel, Stainless steel, Metallised Ceramic, Tungsten carbide 

Forms Available

Foil

Paste

Powder

Rings

Sheet Preforms

Wire

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Palcusil® 15 Thermal Properties

°C

°F

Liquidus

900

1652

Solidus

850

1562

Palcusil® 15 Physical Properties*

Metric

Imperial

Thermal Conductivity (Calculated)

98

W/(m*K)

57

BTU/ft h °F

Yield Strength (0.2% offset)

379

MPa

55

x103 lb/in2

Tensile Strength

448

MPa

65

x103 lb/in2

Elongation (2in/50mm gage section) 

23

%

Electrical Resistivity

78

x10-9(ohm*m)

Electrical Conductivity

13

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® 15 Safety Datasheets

Alloy

Foil

Wire

Powder

Extrudable Paste Alcohol-Based Binder

Palcusil®-15

BA-102
English

BA-102
English

BA-102
English

PP-FL2-100B
English

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