60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. C70400 Copper-nickel
60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 C70400 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 300 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1060 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 9.3 to 9.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 10 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 89.8 to 93.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 6.2 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |