ASTM B617 Coin Silver vs. SAE-AISI P20 Steel
ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI P20 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 P20 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 520 | |
| 540 to 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 83 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 72 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 to 14 | |
| 19 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 to 14 | |
| 19 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 25 | |
| 18 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.28 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 9.0 to 10.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 95.2 to 98.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.71 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 89.6 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |