Commercially Pure Palladium vs. Nickel 689

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 nickel 689.

Commercially Pure Palladium Nickel Alloy 689 (N07252)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 11
Elongation at Break, %		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.39
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 200
Shear Strength, MPa		790

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		12
Density, g/cm³		8.5

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		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		41

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.2 to 9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0030 to 0.010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.2

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		9.0 to 11

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.0 to 10.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		48.3 to 60.9

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		2.3 to 2.8

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0