ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. Nickel 685
ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is nickel 685.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 37 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 49.6 to 62.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.020 to 0.12 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |