C55280 Copper vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu
C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 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 C55280 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 83 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 350 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
| 780 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 780 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 4.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
| 9.5 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
| 26.6 to 29 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 71 to 73 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.21 |