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60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. 6106 Aluminum

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
26
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 350
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 720
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.1
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
2.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.4 to 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 16
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.2 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Palladium (Pd), % 59.5 to 60.9
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 39.1 to 40.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15