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Commercially Pure Silver vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

Commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure silver and the bottom bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 29
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 340
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 420
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
2.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9 to 8.9
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.9 to 10
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 170
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Silver (Ag), % 99.9 to 100
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25