60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. ASTM B596 Au-Cu
Both 60Pd-40Ag alloy and ASTM B596 Au-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 4.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 36 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 280 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 450 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 6.8 to 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 7.1 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 22 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |