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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0