ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
Both ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and ASTM B780 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a very high 97% 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 ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 84 | |
| 70 to 76 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 62 to 68 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |