Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 750 to 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 340 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
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 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.9 to 10 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 17 | |
| 37 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |