Nickel 693 vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu

Nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 693 and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.

Nickel Alloy 693 (N06693)ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 17

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Shear Strength, MPa		440
Shear Strength, MPa		210 to 430

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.5 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 4.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		27 to 31
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		26.6 to 29

Iron (Fe), %		2.5 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		53.3 to 67.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.21