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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Silver Bromide

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and silver bromide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while silver bromide is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel and the bottom bar is silver bromide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.5
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
32
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
1.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
0.64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
30