ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Both ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu and ASTM B540 palladium are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Knoop Hardness | 210 to 350 | |
| 230 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 690 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1170 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.6 to 6.7 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.6 to 5.5 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 to 61 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 15.5 to 16.5 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 43 to 45 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 37 to 39 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |