Class 4 Tungsten vs. Commercially Pure Silver
Both class 4 tungsten and commercially pure silver are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 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 class 4 tungsten and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 16 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.9 to 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 6.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 46 | |
| 9.5 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 97 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |