C14510 Copper vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |