60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. Nickel 693

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 nickel 693.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy Nickel Alloy 693 (N06693)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Shear Strength, MPa		220 to 350
Shear Strength, MPa		440

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		29
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		9.1

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		2.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 4.0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		27 to 31

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		2.5 to 6.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.3 to 67.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 2.5

Palladium (Pd), %		59.5 to 60.9
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		39.1 to 40.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0