EN 1.6554 Steel vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 21 | |
1.1 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 520 | |
350 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.38 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
39 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
830 to 1240 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 790 | |
620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1220 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
4.9 to 5.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
13 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
13 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1650 | |
1790 to 4660 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
4.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 33 | |
18 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.23 to 0.28 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
13.5 to 14.5 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94.6 to 97.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
34 to 36 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
29 to 31 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |