60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy UNS S30615 Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28
Elongation at Break, %		39

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Shear Strength, MPa		220 to 350
Shear Strength, MPa		470

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		29
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		14

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.6

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		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

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

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.7

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.16 to 0.24

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		56.7 to 65.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		13.5 to 16

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.2 to 4.0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0