ASTM B540 Palladium vs. S66286 Stainless Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S66286 stainless 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 S66286 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
17 to 40 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
240 to 410 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
75 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
420 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
620 to 1020 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
280 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
1.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
2.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
7.9 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
150 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
190 to 1150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
22 to 36 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
20 to 28 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
13 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0010 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
13.5 to 16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
0 |
Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
49.1 to 59.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
24 to 27 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.9 to 2.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |