60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. Commercially Pure Silver
Both 60Pd-40Ag alloy and commercially pure silver are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 120 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 4.9 to 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 6.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 9.5 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |