60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel
60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 310 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 500 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 94.4 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |