ASTM B685 Alloy vs. N10624 Nickel

ASTM B685 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B685 alloy and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

ASTM B685 Palladium-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N10624 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1580

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1520

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		28 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		6.0 to 10

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		39.5 to 40.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		5.0 to 8.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), %		0

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		21 to 25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.9 to 68

Palladium (Pd), %		59 to 60.5
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0