Commercially Pure Silver vs. Nickel 30
Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is nickel 30.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 340 | |
| 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 to 8.9 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.9 to 10 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 17 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 31.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 30.2 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |