ASTM B540 Palladium vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 grade 200 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 9.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 600 to 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 970 to 1500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 690 to 1490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 1240 to 5740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 33 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 27 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 29 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 67.8 to 71.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |