C61300 Bronze vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
C61300 bronze 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 C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 40 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 190 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 6.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 88 to 91.8 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |