Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C92900 Bronze

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C92900 bronze 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 C92900 bronze.

Commercially Pure Palladium UNS C92900 Leaded Gear Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 11
Elongation at Break, %		9.1

Poisson's Ratio		0.39
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1550
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		860

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		9.0

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		12
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.2 to 9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.25

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		82 to 86

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		2.0 to 3.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		2.8 to 4.0

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.25

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7