333.0 Aluminum vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
333.0 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 (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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 280 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 to 140 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 to 35 | |
| 4.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 83 to 110 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 27 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 34 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 to 57 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 81.8 to 89 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |