ASTM B540 Palladium vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 340 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 530 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 280 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 210 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 20 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 84.7 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |