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Commercially Pure Silver vs. CC754S Brass

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0