C24000 Brass vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 640 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 34 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 21 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.5 to 81.5 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.2 to 21.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |