ASTM B617 Coin Silver vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel
ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B617 coin silver and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 22 | |
34 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 290 | |
420 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 520 | |
590 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 83 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 72 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
7.8 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 to 14 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 to 14 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 25 | |
13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 9.0 to 10.4 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
65.3 to 74 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
9.0 to 12 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Silver (Ag), % | 89.6 to 91 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |