ASTM B540 Palladium vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel
ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel 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 ASTM B540 palladium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 14 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 to 700 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1240 | |
| 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 1000 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.4 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1790 to 4660 | |
| 1810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 to 61 | |
| 37 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 50.6 to 62.5 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |