ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu

ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.

ACI-ASTM CC50 (J92615) Cast Stainless Steel ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		84

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		75

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.5 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 30
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		26.6 to 29

Iron (Fe), %		62.9 to 74
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.21