60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. AWS BNi-4

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-4.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy AWS BNi-4 (N99640) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		1.5 to 2.2

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		91.4 to 95.5

Palladium (Pd), %		59.5 to 60.9
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.0 to 4.0

Silver (Ag), %		39.1 to 40.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5