Full-hard 60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. Full-hard S46910 Stainless Steel

Full-hard 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while full-hard S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is full-hard 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is full-hard S46910 stainless steel.

Full-Hard 60-Palladium 40-Silver Alloy Full-Hard S46910 Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		1.1
Elongation at Break, %		3.4

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Shear Strength, MPa		350
Shear Strength, MPa		840

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		51

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		36

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.15 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 13

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		65 to 76

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.0 to 5.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10

Palladium (Pd), %		59.5 to 60.9
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.7

Silver (Ag), %		39.1 to 40.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.5 to 1.2

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0