MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Commercially Pure Silver vs. C19000 Copper

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C19000 copper belongs to the copper 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 C19000 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
260 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5