AgCu20 Soft-Annealed Alloy (+A) – High-Performance Switching Material
AgCu20 material is used as AC and DC switch for power and communications engineering with switching currents up to 10 A, isolated up to 25 A, more rarely at higher currents.
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 10.2 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | 20.0 °C | 85 GPa | |
Elongation | 20.0 °C | 55 % | |
Hardness, Vickers | 20.0 °C | 80 - 90 [-] | |
Poisson's ratio | 23.0 °C | 0.37 [-] | Typical for Silver |
Shear modulus | 23.0 °C | 30 GPa | Typical for Silver |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 370 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 23.0 °C | 1.9E-5 1/K | Typical for Silver |
Melting point | 962 °C | Typical for Silver | |
Specific heat capacity | 23.0 °C | 234 - 251 J/(kg·K) | Typical for Silver |
Thermal conductivity | 20.0 °C | 335 W/(m·K) |
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical conductivity | 20.0 °C | 4.60E+7 S/m |
Electrical resistivity | 20.0 °C | 2.17E-8 Ω·m |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Copper | 20 % |
Silver | 80 % |
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