S15500 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Palladium
S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 16 | |
| 1.1 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 870 | |
| 120 to 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1490 | |
| 200 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1550 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 16 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 12 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 5.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 53 | |
| 4.5 to 8.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 6.2 to 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 50 | |
| 9.8 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.9 to 79.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 99.8 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |