ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. C68100 Brass

ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 C68100 brass.

ASTM B563 Palladium-Silver-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy UNS C68100 (RBCuZn-C) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Elongation at Break, %		7.0 to 17
Elongation at Break, %		29

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		24

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.6 to 5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

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

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		39 to 61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Copper (Cu), %		15.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		56 to 60

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0.25 to 1.3

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.010 to 0.5

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

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.040 to 0.15

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

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0.75 to 1.1

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		36.4 to 43

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5