ASTM B540 Palladium vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4962 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 1.4962 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 420 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 630 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 260 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 170 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0015 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.070 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 62.1 to 69 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |