Annealed Silver vs. Annealed Nickel 601

Annealed silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while annealed nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 silver and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 601.

Annealed Commercially Pure Silver Annealed Nickel Alloy 601

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		29
Elongation at Break, %		38

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Shear Strength, MPa		120
Shear Strength, MPa		440

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		11

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		1.5

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		170
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		2.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 1.7

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		21 to 25

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		7.7 to 20

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 63

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		99.9 to 100
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Residuals, %		0 to 0.1
Residuals, %		0