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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C72200 copper-nickel 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 C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2