I don't know if this is the optimal, but an isosceles triangle with base and height $\sqrt{2}$ overlaps $0.828427$ when placed as below, and so improves over $\frac{3}{4}$:
[![SquareTri][1]][1]
[![SquareTri][1]][1]
Joseph O'Rourke
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