60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. N06210 Nickel

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N06210 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28
Elongation at Break, %		51

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		85

Shear Strength, MPa		220 to 350
Shear Strength, MPa		560

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

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		1570

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		18 to 20

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		54.8 to 62.5

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		1.5 to 2.2

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.35

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0