ASTM B540 Palladium vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| 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 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 190 to 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 16 to 20 |