Commercially Pure Silver vs. C91300 Bell Metal

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C91300 bell metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is C91300 bell metal.

Commercially Pure Silver UNS C91300 (Alloy A) Bell Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 29
Elongation at Break, %		0.5

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		38

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		360

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.0

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		79 to 82

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Silver (Ag), %		99.9 to 100
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		18 to 20

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.25

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.6