ASTM B540 Palladium vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu
Both ASTM B540 palladium and ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 7.0 to 17 |
| Knoop Hardness | 230 to 380 | |
| 210 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 470 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 760 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 5.6 to 6.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 4.6 to 5.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 5.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 19 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 39 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 15.5 to 16.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 43 to 45 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |