Commercially Pure Palladium vs. N10665 Nickel

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 N10665 nickel.

Commercially Pure Palladium UNS N10665 (2.4617, NiMo28) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 11
Elongation at Break, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.39
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Shear Strength, MPa		120 to 200
Shear Strength, MPa		600

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1550
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		1.3

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		12
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.2 to 9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		64.8 to 74

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0