ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel
ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 300 maraging 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 grade 300 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 17 | |
| 6.5 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 690 | |
| 640 to 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 1030 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 35 to 68 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 28 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 31 to 62 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 65 to 68.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |