ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23
ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F23 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F23.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
| 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 84 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0060 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 93.2 to 96.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.060 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |