ASTM B540 Palladium vs. 6105 Aluminum
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is 6105 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 9.0 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 95 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 190 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 120 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 46 to 50 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 150 to 170 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 2.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 100 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 20 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 8.6 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 97.2 to 99 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |