ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu
Both ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu and ASTM B628 Ag-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 690 | |
| 210 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 350 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 780 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 780 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.6 to 6.7 | |
| 84 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.6 to 5.5 | |
| 75 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 4.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 9.5 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 26.6 to 29 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 71 to 73 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.21 |