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Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8873 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
660

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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

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
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0