Commercially Pure Palladium vs. K93600 Alloy
Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while K93600 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 11 | |
| 5.0 to 35 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 200 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 380 | |
| 480 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 16 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 to 8.8 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.2 to 9.7 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 19 | |
| 34 to 57 |