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Commercially Pure Silver vs. C85900 Brass

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7