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Commercially Pure Silver vs. N12160 Nickel

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0