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Commercially Pure Silver vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5