ASTM B780 Alloy vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver
Both ASTM B780 alloy and ASTM B617 coin silver are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B780 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM B617 coin silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 75 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 9.1 | |
| 1.1 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 340 | |
| 180 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 590 | |
| 290 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 to 76 | |
| 83 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 to 68 | |
| 72 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 to 16 | |
| 7.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 9.3 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 14 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 23.5 to 25.7 | |
| 9.0 to 10.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 74 to 76 | |
| 89.6 to 91 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |