ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu vs. EN 1.5418 Steel

ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5418 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 B563 Pd-Ag-Cu and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 steel.

ASTM B563 Palladium-Silver-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy EN 1.5418 (37Mo2) Molybdenum Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.1

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.6 to 5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		39 to 61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.4

Copper (Cu), %		15.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		97.8 to 98.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Palladium (Pd), %		43 to 45
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Platinum (Pt), %		0.8 to 1.2
Platinum (Pt), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

Silver (Ag), %		37 to 39
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0