ASTM B540 Palladium vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
Both ASTM B540 palladium and 60Pd-40Ag alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Knoop Hardness | 230 to 380 | |
| 110 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 4.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |