SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 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 | 78 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 2390 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1670 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 76 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 63.8 to 69.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 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), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |