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ASTM B617 Coin Silver vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B617 coin silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 520
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 250
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 14
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3 to 14
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 25
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 9.0 to 10.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
68.8 to 74.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 89.6 to 91
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.060
0

Comparable Variants