60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 C96900 copper-nickel.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy UNS C96900 Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28
Elongation at Break, %		4.5

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		4.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		9.0

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		30

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		73.6 to 78

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.15

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.050 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		14.5 to 15.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.1

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

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

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		7.5 to 8.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5