Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN 1.5515 Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5515 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.5515 steel.

Commercially Pure Silver EN 1.5515 (38B2) Boron Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490 to 1760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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		48

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.1

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.8

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		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18 to 41

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		170
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 52

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.00080 to 0.0050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		97.8 to 98.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.3

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Residuals, %		0 to 0.1
Residuals, %		0