Commercially Pure Silver vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 N08031 stainless steel.

Commercially Pure Silver UNS N08031 (Alloy 31, 1.4562) Stainless Steel

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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, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 190
Shear Strength, MPa		510

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

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		460

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		12

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.1

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		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.9 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		170
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		1.0 to 1.4

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		29 to 36.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 7.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 32

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.15 to 0.25

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.1
Residuals, %		0