ASTM B541 Gold vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
Both ASTM B541 gold and 60Pd-40Ag alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B541 gold and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Knoop Hardness | 220 to 340 | |
| 110 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 690 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 90 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 to 12 | |
| 4.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 to 6.2 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Gold (Au), % | 70.5 to 72.5 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |