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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. 85-platinum 15-iridium

Both commercially pure palladium and 85-platinum 15-iridium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is 85-platinum 15-iridium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
5.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 200
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
560 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
8.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
22

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
7.1 to 9.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
6.9 to 8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Iridium (Ir), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
84.3 to 85.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants