ASTM B628 Ag-Cu vs. S45503 Stainless Steel
ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 S45503 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 4.6 to 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 430 | |
| 940 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 760 | |
| 1610 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 21 | |
| 57 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 56 to 64 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26.6 to 29 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 72.4 to 78.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |