Silver Shots

Silver Shots are small, rounded pieces of high-purity silver, offering excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance, and ease of handling for precise weighing and melting. Their shape allows for controlled material feed in casting, alloying, and evaporation processes. Industries such as electronics, optics, and fine metalworking employ silver shots in manufacturing conductive components, reflective mirrors, and high-purity alloys. Specific applications include producing optical coatings with high reflectivity, fabricating low-resistance connectors, and blending into specialized metal compositions for improved conductivity and wear resistance. In research, silver shots are valued for their consistency in purity and mass, making them suitable for calibration, experimental metallurgy, and thin-film deposition feedstock. Their controlled geometry and high-quality composition ensure repeatability in both manufacturing and laboratory processes.

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Maximum Lump Size		Nominal

Material Properties for Precious Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	47
Crystal structure	Face centred cubic
Electronic structure	Kr 4d¹⁰ 5s¹
Valences shown	1-2,2
Atomic weight( amu )	107.8682
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	63.8
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.7
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	107/ 51.83
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	109/ 48.17
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.144
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 21.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 7.58
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 34.8

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Hard
Material condition	Soft
Poisson's ratio	0.367
Poisson's ratio	0.367
Bulk modulus( GPa )	103.6
Bulk modulus( GPa )	103.6
Tensile modulus( GPa )	82.7
Tensile modulus( GPa )	82.7
Izod toughness( J m⁻¹ )	5
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	95
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	25
Tensile strength( MPa )	330
Tensile strength( MPa )	172

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	1.63@20@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.0041@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.74

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	2212
Density( gcm⁻³ )	10.5@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	961.9
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	2390
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	103
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	237@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	429@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	19.1@0-100°C