Nickel 625 vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 625 and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 33 to 34 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 320 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 530 to 600 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 910 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 450 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 250 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 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 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |