90-silver 10-nickel vs. AWS E430

90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E430 belongs to the iron alloys. 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 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS E430.

90-Silver 10-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy AWS E430 (W43010) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		250 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		2.8

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		79
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

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Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 18

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		77.8 to 85

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		8.8 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.6

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Silver (Ag), %		89 to 91
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0