ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel
ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 SAE-AISI A3 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 | |
| 700 to 2150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.6 to 6.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.6 to 5.5 | |
| 9.7 |
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 | |
| 25 to 77 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 23 to 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 23 to 70 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 88.7 to 92 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |