60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. ASTM B541 Gold
Both 60Pd-40Ag alloy and ASTM B541 gold are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 6.0 to 14 |
| Knoop Hardness | 110 to 220 | |
| 220 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 38 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 410 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 670 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 7.7 to 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 4.0 to 6.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 3.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 9.8 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 36 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 13.5 to 15.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 70.5 to 72.5 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |