C17000 Copper vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 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, % | 1.1 to 31 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 750 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1140 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 390 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5420 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |