ASTM B540 Palladium vs. ASTM A209 Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 280 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 220 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 12 to 14 |