ASTM B540 Palladium vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7711 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 290 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 440 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 690 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 430 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.36 to 0.44 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.85 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.65 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |