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Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.2 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0

Comparable Variants