C61000 Bronze vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu

C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.

UNS C61000 Aluminum Bronze ASTM B563 Palladium-Silver-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Elongation at Break, %		29 to 50
Elongation at Break, %		7.0 to 17

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.37

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		37

Shear Strength, MPa		280 to 300
Shear Strength, MPa		470 to 690

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		5.6 to 6.7

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.6 to 5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		39 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		6.0 to 8.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		90.2 to 94
Copper (Cu), %		15.5 to 16.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0.8 to 1.2

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		43 to 45

Platinum (Pt), %		0
Platinum (Pt), %		0.8 to 1.2

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		37 to 39

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4