Commercially Pure Palladium vs. EN 1.4510 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4510 stainless 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 1.4510 stainless steel.

Commercially Pure Palladium EN 1.4510 (X3CrTi17) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 11
Elongation at Break, %		26

Poisson's Ratio		0.39
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 200
Shear Strength, MPa		330

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1550
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		2.9

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		12
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.2 to 9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		16 to 18

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		79.1 to 83.9

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

Palladium (Pd), %		99.8 to 100
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.8

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0