Half-hard Silver vs. Half-hard Nickel 201
Half-hard silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while half-hard nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 nickel 201.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 | |
14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
70 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 150 | |
330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 420 | |
78 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
19 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
8.9 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.8 | |
11 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 170 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
99 to 100 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Silver (Ag), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |