Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel
Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
480 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 340 | |
790 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
7.7 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 to 8.9 | |
28 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.9 to 10 | |
25 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 17 | |
28 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.33 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
77.2 to 83.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |