60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. Nickel 686
60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is nickel 686.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 720 | |
| 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 9.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 to 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 34 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 49.5 to 63 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59.5 to 60.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 39.1 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |