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2017A Aluminum vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
1.1 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
37
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
220 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
340 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
4.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
9.6 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
59.5 to 60.9
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
39.1 to 40.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants