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Commercially Pure Silver vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 0
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0

Comparable Variants