85-silver 15-nickel vs. ASTM B685 Alloy
Both 85-silver 15-nickel and ASTM B685 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-silver 15-nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM B685 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 660 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1230 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 300 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 86 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 4.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 | |
| 6.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 to 13 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 to 13 | |
| 16 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 28 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 39.5 to 40.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13.8 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 60.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 84 to 86 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |