ASTM B540 Palladium vs. Ductile Cast Iron
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.9 to 5.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 to 3.9 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |