Commercially Pure Silver vs. N06035 Nickel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

Commercially Pure Silver UNS N06035 (2.4643) Nickel-Chromium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 29
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 190
Shear Strength, MPa		440

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.4

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		32.3 to 34.3

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.6 to 9.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		51.1 to 60.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.6

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0 to 0.1
Residuals, %		0