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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. Commercially Pure Palladium

SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure palladium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
200 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
12

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
4.5 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
6.2 to 9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
99.8 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants