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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C83400 Brass

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7