Material Database

AgCu3 / Hera 343

  • General Designation: AgCu3
  • Applications: collectors, commutators, contacts, sliding contacts
  • Product Forms: wire, sheet, strip, spheres, tube
  • Density (g/cm³): 10.4

Details

Age Hardenable
No
Material Behaviour
ductile
Forming Process
formable, machinable, can be roll clad

Comment
sensitive to sulphur, not oxidation resistant

IACS Min. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
90.53
IACS Max. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
95.56
Thermo-emf. vs. copper Hard (mV)
0.026
Temperature coefficient of electric resistivity
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Hard (x10-4/K)
Annealed (x10-4/K)
0 100 30.5 33
Sliding Contact
From Ampere
To Ampere
From Volt
To Volt
0.01 1 0 30

Young's Modulus (GPa)
76
Modulus of Rigidity (GPa)
24
Property Range
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
45 - 95 200 - 470 100 - 480 2 - 30

Melting Range
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
900 938
Thermal conductivity (W /(m*K)) [RT]
372
Linear Coefficient of Expansion³
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Coefficient (x10-6/K)
20 100 18.46
20 200 19.26
20 300 19.86
20 400 20.48
20 500 20.69
20 600 21.23
20 700 21.84
20 800 22.32
20 900 22.91
100 200 19.9
200 300 20.95
300 400 22.23
400 500 21.48
500 600 23.8
600 700 25.34
700 800 25.66
800 900 27.5

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