AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 51 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 540 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 530 to 680 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1060 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 770 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 to 310 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 1520 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 38 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.9 to 73.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 6.4 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |