ASTM B540 Palladium vs. Nickel 200
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel 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 nickel 200.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 23 to 44 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 120 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 300 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 420 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 120 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1440 |
| 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 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 42 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |