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Nickel 59 vs. ASTM B540 Palladium

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 50
1.1 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
39
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
830 to 1240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1790 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
41 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
13.5 to 14.5
Gold (Au), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
29 to 31
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3