ASTM B540 Palladium vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 14 to 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 190 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 410 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 600 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 220 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 110 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 120 to 830 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 65.2 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |