ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. EN 1.0451 Steel
ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0451 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is EN 1.0451 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 84 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
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 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.2 to 99.58 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |