90-silver 10-nickel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel
90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8875 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 420 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
7.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 79 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
7.9 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 to 11 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 19 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.18 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
93.6 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.8 to 11 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Silver (Ag), % | 89 to 91 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0080 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |