ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. EN 1.3537 Steel
ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3537 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 EN 1.3537 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 620 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.6 to 6.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.6 to 5.5 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 18 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.93 to 1.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.4 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |