60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. C15500 Copper
60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 C15500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 3.0 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 280 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 9.8 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 99.75 to 99.853 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0.027 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |