SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2150 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 72 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 68 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.9 to 81.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.3 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.3 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |