C11600 Copper vs. Commercially Pure Palladium
C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.7 to 50 | |
1.1 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.39 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
120 to 200 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 410 | |
200 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
16 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
12 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
5.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 to 13 | |
4.5 to 8.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
6.2 to 9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 to 15 | |
9.8 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 99.78 to 99.915 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
99.8 to 100 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.085 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |