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2011 Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Palladium

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 (12, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
120 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
200 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
12

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
6.2 to 9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
99.8 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2