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Commercially Pure Silver vs. N07716 Nickel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0