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Full-Hard 86.5-Silver 13.5-Cadmium-Oxide Alloy

Full-hard 86.5-silver 13.5-cadmium-oxide is 86.5-silver 13.5-cadmium-oxide in the full-hard temper. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of 86.5-silver 13.5-cadmium-oxide.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare full-hard 86.5-silver 13.5-cadmium-oxide to: precious metal electrical contact alloys (top), all alloys in the same category (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

72 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

64 % IACS

Other Material Properties

Density

10 g/cm3 630 lb/ft3

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

410 MPa 59 x 103 psi

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial

11 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

12 points

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B781: Standard Guide for Silver-Cadmium Oxide Contact Material

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015