Annealed ASTM B685 Alloy vs. Annealed Palladium
Both annealed ASTM B685 alloy and annealed palladium are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed ASTM B685 alloy and the bottom bar is annealed palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
11 |
Knoop Hardness | 160 | |
68 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
0.39 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1230 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
16 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.1 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
12 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
5.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
4.5 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
6.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
9.8 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 39.5 to 40.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 59 to 60.5 | |
99.8 to 100 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |