1、Designation: B780 98 (Reapproved 2010)Standard Specification for75 % Silver, 24.5 % Copper, 0.5 % Nickel Electrical ContactAlloy1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B780; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revisi
2、on, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This specification co
3、vers an electrical contact materialwith the nominal composition of 75 % silver, 24.5 % copper,and 0.5 % nickel in the form of rod, wire, strip, and sheet.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units t
4、hat are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to become familiarwith all hazards including those identified in the app
5、ropriateMaterial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/materialas provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriatesafety and health practices, and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B476 Specification for General Req
6、uirements for WroughtPrecious Metal Electrical Contact Materials3. Ordering Information3.1 Refer to Specification B476.4. Materials and Manufacture4.1 Raw materials shall be of such quality and purity thatthe finished product will have the properties and characteristicsprescribed in this specificati
7、on.4.2 The material shall be finished by such operations (coldworking, heat-treating, annealing, turning, grinding, or pick-ling) as are required to produce the prescribed properties.5. Chemical Composition5.1 Material produced under this specification shall conformto the chemical composition limits
8、 prescribed in Table 1.5.2 These specification limits do not preclude the possiblepresence of other unnamed elements, impurities, or additives.Analysis shall be regularly made only for the minor elementslisted in the table. However, if a user knows of elements thatmight be detrimental to their appli
9、cation or has other reasonsfor requiring analysis for specific elements, then agreementbetween manufacturer and purchaser for both limits andmethods of analysis should be required for elements notspecified.6. Mechanical Properties6.1 The material shall conform to the applicable mechanicalproperties
10、prescribed in Table 2 or Table 3.6.2 All test specimens shall be the full thickness or diameteras the size supplied when practical. The test procedures shallfollow the ASTM specifications referred to in SpecificationB476.6.3 All tests are to be conducted at room temperature, about68F (20C).7. Inspec
11、tion, Rejection and Rehearing, Certification,Product Marking, and Supplementary Requirements7.1 Material furnished to this specification shall meet therequirements listed in Specification B476.8. Keywords8.1 arcing contacts; contacts; conductivity; electrical con-tacts; precious metals; silver alloy
12、; silver-copper alloy; wire1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 onNonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeB02.05 on Precious Metals and Electrical Contact Materials.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2010. Published October 2010. Orig
13、inallyapproved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B780 98 (2004).DOI: 10.1520/B0780-98R10.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standa
14、rds Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.APPENDIX(Nonmandatory Information)X1. Typical Property ValuesX1.1 Electrical Conductivity:Temper An-nealed14Hard12HardHard ExtraHardSpring E
15、xtraSpringBandSNo. 01246810Electrical Conduc-tivity IACS,percent76 74 74 73 72 70 70MS/m 44.1 42.9 42.9 42.3 41.8 40.6 40.6X1.2 Density:Nominal 10.04 Mg/m3(5.29 troy oz/in.3)X1.3 Linear Coeffcient of Expansion:9.90 3 106in./in.-F17.82 3 106m/mCX1.4 Modulus of Elasticity:12.3 3 106psi (84.8 GPa)X1.5
16、Typical Mechanical Properties (Spring Temper.010inch diameter wire)(a.) Fatigue strength (Rotating Bending) at 108cycles40,000 psi (280 MPa)(b.) Proportional limit 65,000 psi (455 MPa)(c.) Microhardness 160 HK 100gTABLE 1 Chemical CompositionNOTE 1Analysis is regularly made for the elements for whic
17、h specificlimits are listed. If however, the presence of “other” elements is suspectedor indicated in the course of routine analysis, further analysis shall bemade to determine that the total of these “other” elements and the listedimpurities is not in excess of the total impurities limit.NOTE 2Refe
18、r to 5.2.Element Weight,%Silver 74.076.0Copper (23.5 min) report by differenceNickel 0.350.65ImpuritiesZinc 0.06 maxIron 0.05 maxCadmium 0.05 maxLead 0.03 maxTotal of all impurities 0.15 maxTABLE 2 Mechanical Properties of Wire and RodArea Re-duction,%TemperDesignationB andS No.Tensile Strength % El
19、onga-tion in2 in. (51mm), minksi MPa0 annealed 0 4055 280380 101118 hard 5062 350430 52114 hard 1 5868 400470 43712 hard 2 6474 440510 460 hard 4 7080 480550 284 spring 8 8092 550630 1TABLE 3 Mechanical Properties of Sheet and StripThicknessReduction,%TemperDesig-nationB and SNo.Tensile Strength Elo
20、nga-tion%in2in.(51 mm),minHardnessRockwell30Tksi MPaannealed annealed 0 4557 310390 8 46581114 hard 1 5062 340430 4 56622112 hard 2 5567 370450 3 606637 hard 4 6375 430520 2 6470B780 98 (2010)2ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection wi
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