Commercially Pure Palladium vs. EN 1.0234 Steel
Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0234 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0234 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 11 | |
12 to 29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 200 | |
260 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 380 | |
350 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 16 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
7.9 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 to 8.8 | |
12 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.2 to 9.7 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 19 | |
11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.13 to 0.17 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
99.02 to 99.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |