Commercially Pure Silver vs. C46200 Brass
Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C46200 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 C46200 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
17 to 34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
240 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 340 | |
370 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
840 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
800 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
8.1 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 to 8.9 | |
13 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.9 to 10 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 17 | |
12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
62 to 65 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
33.3 to 37.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |