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Commercially Pure Silver vs. AWS BAg-8a

Both commercially pure silver and AWS BAg-8a are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-8a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
290
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
4.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
6.7

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
26.4 to 28.8
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
71 to 73
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15