Annealed 90-silver 10-nickel vs. Annealed SAE-AISI O7

Annealed 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while annealed SAE-AISI O7 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI O7.

Annealed 90-Silver 10-Nickel Alloy Annealed O7 Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.6

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		79
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.1 to 1.3

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.35 to 0.85

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		92.9 to 97.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		8.8 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 2.0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.4

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0