C46500 Brass vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
C46500 brass 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46500 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 50 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 380 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 610 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 490 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 160 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 1170 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.2 to 40.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |