ASTM B540 Palladium vs. R31538 Cobalt
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 310 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 1020 to 1360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 580 to 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.4 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 750 to 1920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 25 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.7 to 68.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |