ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 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 ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 9.2 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 to 11 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 41 to 61 |