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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Silver

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 19
1.1 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 460
120 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
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 24
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
6.9 to 10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
170
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
9.5 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
99.9 to 100
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1