ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. N06255 Nickel

ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 N06255 nickel.

ASTM B563 Palladium-Silver-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N06255 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		7.0 to 17
Elongation at Break, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Shear Strength, MPa		470 to 690
Shear Strength, MPa		460

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		39 to 61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26

Copper (Cu), %		15.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 24

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 9.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52

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 1.0

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.69

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 3.0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0