ASTM B540 Palladium vs. ASTM B522 Class I
Both ASTM B540 palladium and ASTM B522 class I are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is ASTM B522 class I.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 96 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Knoop Hardness | 230 to 380 | |
| 88 to 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 280 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 120 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 4.5 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 75 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 68 to 70 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 23.5 to 26.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |