60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
Both 60Pd-40Ag alloy and reactor grade zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 6.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.27 |