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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C76200 nickel silver 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 C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
14 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5