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Commercially Pure Palladium vs. C94300 Bronze

Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C94300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is C94300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 380
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 12
9.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5 to 8.8
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.2 to 9.7
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
67 to 72
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
23 to 27
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Palladium (Pd), % 99.8 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0