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712.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu

712.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 712.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 4.7
7.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
37
Shear Strength, MPa 180
470 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 260
760 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
4.6 to 5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
17 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
39 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
15.5 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Palladium (Pd), % 0
43 to 45
Platinum (Pt), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
37 to 39
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4