Class 4 Tungsten vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver
Both class 4 tungsten and ASTM B617 coin silver are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 4 tungsten and the bottom bar is ASTM B617 coin silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 75 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 1.1 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 290 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 83 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 72 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 16 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 9.3 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 46 | |
| 14 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 10.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 89.6 to 91 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 97 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |