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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver

SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B617 coin silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
290 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
83
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
7.7 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
9.3 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
14 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
9.0 to 10.4
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
89.6 to 91
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.060

Comparable Variants