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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C68700 Brass

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5