ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel
ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 17 | |
| 7.4 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 690 | |
| 410 to 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 590 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.6 to 6.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.6 to 5.5 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 21 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 20 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 12 to 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 70.7 to 78 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |