Commercially Pure Silver vs. C96800 Copper
Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 3.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 340 | |
| 1010 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1060 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 to 8.9 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.9 to 10 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 17 | |
| 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 90.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |