ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. C46200 Brass
ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 17 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 690 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 370 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |