C78200 Nickel Silver vs. Commercially Pure Palladium
C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 40 | |
1.1 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.39 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 400 | |
120 to 200 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 630 | |
200 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
16 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
12 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
5.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 21 | |
4.5 to 8.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 19 | |
6.2 to 9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
9.8 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 67 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
99.8 to 100 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 20.2 to 28.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |