60Pd-40Ag Alloy vs. C96700 Copper

60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy UNS C96700 (Alloy 72C) Nickel-Beryllium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		140

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28
Elongation at Break, %		10

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		53

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1170

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		29
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		30

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		38

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		40

Alloy Composition

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Beryllium (Be), %		0
Beryllium (Be), %		1.1 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		62.4 to 68.8

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0.4 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		29 to 33

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.35

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0.15 to 0.35

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