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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C96700 Copper

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
40

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5