C15500 Copper vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 37 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 37 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 320 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 550 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 350 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 4.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 20 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.75 to 99.853 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |