ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. Commercially Pure Palladium
ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.39 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
200 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
16 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
12 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
5.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
4.5 to 8.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
6.2 to 9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
9.8 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 74 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
99.8 to 100 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |