Monel 400 vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 40 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 780 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 590 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 1080 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.024 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |