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Commercially Pure Silver vs. C38000 Brass

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5