Quarter-hard AISI 316 vs. Quarter-hard Silver
Quarter-hard AISI 316 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while quarter-hard silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is quarter-hard AISI 316 and the bottom bar is quarter-hard silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 4.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 580 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 8.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |