ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. AWS E33-31

ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 E33-31.

ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy AWS E33-31 (W33310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 17
Elongation at Break, %		29

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		31 to 35

Copper (Cu), %		26.6 to 29
Copper (Cu), %		0.4 to 0.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		24.7 to 34.8

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		2.5 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 32

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.3 to 0.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.21
Residuals, %		0