ASTM B617 Coin Silver vs. AWS ERNiFeCr-2
ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNiFeCr-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B617 coin silver and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiFeCr-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 22 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 520 | |
| 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 83 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 72 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 to 14 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 to 14 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 25 | |
| 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 9.0 to 10.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 11.6 to 24.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 89.6 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |