Full-hard 90-silver 10-nickel vs. Full-hard N08800 Stainless Steel

Full-hard 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while full-hard N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is full-hard 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is full-hard N08800 stainless steel.

Full-Hard 90-Silver 10-Nickel Alloy Full-Hard N08800 Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		1.7

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		79
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		35

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		28

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.15 to 0.6

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		39.5 to 50.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		8.8 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 35

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Silver (Ag), %		89 to 91
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.6

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0