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Commercially Pure Silver vs. Grade 6 Titanium

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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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
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
4.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4