Half-hard Silver vs. Half-hard N08800 Stainless Steel
Half-hard silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while half-hard N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is half-hard silver and the bottom bar is half-hard N08800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
| 1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.6 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 39.5 to 50.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |