60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel
60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 3.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 32.5 to 37.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 21.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 42 to 46 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |