ASTM B685 Alloy vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy
Both ASTM B685 alloy and 60Pd-40Ag alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B685 alloy and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1060 | |
| 340 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 4.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 11 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 4.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 27 | |
| 8.4 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 9.6 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 46 | |
| 16 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 39.5 to 40.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 59 to 60.5 | |
| 59.5 to 60.9 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 39.1 to 40.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |