S35500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 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 S35500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
1.1 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 690 to 730 | |
350 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.38 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 810 to 910 | |
500 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1330 to 1490 | |
830 to 1240 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1200 to 1280 | |
620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1220 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
240 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
4.9 to 5.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
13 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 190 | |
13 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3610 to 4100 | |
1790 to 4660 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
4.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 53 | |
18 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 37 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 44 to 49 | |
41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 16 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
13.5 to 14.5 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 73.2 to 77.7 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
34 to 36 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
29 to 31 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |