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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. CR006A Copper

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 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 CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
9.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
8.1

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 100
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0