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A360.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM B540 Palladium

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
1.1 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
830 to 1240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
620 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
4.9 to 5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.5 to 3.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
1790 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
18 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
41 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
13.5 to 14.5
Gold (Au), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
34 to 36
Platinum (Pt), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
29 to 31
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3