EN 1.3523 Steel vs. Commercially Pure Silver
EN 1.3523 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3523 steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
71 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.37 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1460 | |
190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
110 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
960 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
240 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
420 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
100 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
10 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
3.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 52 | |
4.9 to 8.9 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
6.9 to 10 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
170 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 42 | |
9.5 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.22 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.9 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.1 to 1.4 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |