ASTM B540 Palladium vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 260 to 710 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 19 to 46 |