ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. SAE-AISI P5 Steel

ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI P5 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 P5 steel.

ASTM B563 Palladium-Silver-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy SAE-AISI P5 (T51605) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.4

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.6 to 5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		39 to 61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 2.5

Copper (Cu), %		15.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		95.7 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6

Nickel (Ni), %		0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.35

Palladium (Pd), %		43 to 45
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Platinum (Pt), %		0.8 to 1.2
Platinum (Pt), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Silver (Ag), %		37 to 39
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0