Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96300 copper-nickel 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 C96300 copper-nickel.

Commercially Pure Palladium UNS C96300 Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.39
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		49

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1550
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1200

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1150

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		6.0

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		12
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.2 to 9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		72.3 to 80.8

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		18 to 22

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.5

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5