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Commercially Pure Silver vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
88.5 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0

Comparable Variants