ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. AWS BNi-5

ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy AWS BNi-5 (N99650) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		470

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1080

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		510

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.5 to 21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.030

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

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

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), %		69.1 to 71.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		9.8 to 10.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5