Material Database

Silver / Ag

  • General Designation: Silver
  • Applications: catalysts, plugging contacts, switching contacts, conductive pastes, electrodes, IC carriers
  • Product Forms: ingots, wire, sheet, strip
  • Density (g/cm³): 10.5

Details

Age Hardenable
No
Material Behaviour
ductile
Forming Process
formable, machinable, can be roll clad

Observations¹
In contact with
Temperature (°C)
Medium
Condition
Corrosion
20 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% light corrosive attack
20 gaseous Cl2 moist light corrosive attack
20 bromine water light corrosive attack
20 sodium hypochlorite NaClO no measurable corrosion
20 dry Br2 dry no measurable corrosion
20 dry Br2 moist no measurable corrosion
20 hydrochloric acid HCl 36% no measurable corrosion
20 gaseous Cl2 dry no measurable corrosion
20 gaseous F2 no measurable corrosion
20 hydrogen sulphide H2S moist no measurable corrosion
20 hydrofluoric acid 40% no measurable corrosion
20 hydrobromic acid HBr 60% relatively severe attack
20 hydrochloric acid/bromine total corrosion
20 ethanol/iodine total corrosion
20 potassium cyanide KCN total corrosion
20 hydrochloric acid/chlorine 20%/saturated total corrosion
20 nitric acid HNO3 65% total corrosion
20 hydro-iodic acid HI 57% total corrosion
20 aqua regia HNO3+HCl total corrosion
20 hydrochloric acid/H2O2 total corrosion
20 solid moist total corrosion
80 hydrochloric acid/chlorine 20%/saturated total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid HCl 36% light corrosive attack
100 sodium hypochlorite NaClO light corrosive attack
100 phosphoric acid no measurable corrosion
100 acetic acid 99% no measurable corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/chlorine 20%/saturated total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/bromine total corrosion
100 potassium cyanide KCN total corrosion
100 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% total corrosion
100 nitric acid HNO3 65% total corrosion
100 hydrobromic acid HBr 60% total corrosion
100 hydro-iodic acid HI 57% total corrosion
100 aqua regia HNO3+HCl total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/H2O2 total corrosion
150 aqua regia HNO3+HCl total corrosion
300 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% total corrosion
440 potassium bisulphate KHSO4 air access total corrosion
500 sodium hydroxide NaOH air access light corrosive attack
500 potassium hydroxide KOH air access relatively severe attack
550 molten NaCN/KCN (2:1) air access total corrosion
700 molten NaCN air access total corrosion
700 air access total corrosion
800 sodium hydroxide NaOH air access total corrosion
800 potassium hydroxide KOH air access total corrosion
Corrosion Resistant
see Table

IACS Min. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
95.56
IACS Max. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
107.5
Thermo-emf. vs. copper Hard (mV)
-0.011
Temperature coefficient of electric resistivity
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Hard (x10-4/K)
Annealed (x10-4/K)
0 100 41

Young's Modulus (GPa)
80
Modulus of Rigidity (GPa)
26
Poission's ratio
0.37
Annealed
Hardness (HV)
Tensile strength (MPa)
Yield strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
35 140 120 37
Work hardened
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
110 380 320 3
Property Range
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
35 - 110 140 - 380 120 - 320 3 - 37

Melting Range
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
961
Thermal conductivity (W /(m*K)) [RT]
419
Linear Coefficient of Expansion³
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Coefficient (x10-6/K)
0 100 17.9
0 200 18.6
0 300 19.4
0 400 19.7
0 500 20.4
0 600 21.2
0 700 22.5
0 800 23.6
0 900 24.3

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