ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel
ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI O6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
71 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
670 to 2070 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 84 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
7.7 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
24 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
22 to 47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
22 to 69 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
1.3 to 1.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
94.6 to 97.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.55 to 1.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
0 |