90-silver 10-nickel vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver
Both 90-silver 10-nickel and ASTM B617 coin silver are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM B617 coin silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 75 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
| 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 420 | |
| 290 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 780 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 83 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 79 | |
| 72 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 to 11 | |
| 7.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 9.3 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 14 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 10.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.8 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 89 to 91 | |
| 89.6 to 91 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |