Annealed SAE-AISI A7 vs. Annealed Silver
Annealed SAE-AISI A7 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI A7 and the bottom bar is annealed silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 71 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 4.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 9.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.9 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 5.0 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.4 to 87.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.9 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |