C99700 Brass vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy

C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.

UNS C99700 Manganese White Brass 60-Palladium 40-Silver Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Elongation at Break, %		25
Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 28

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.38

Shear Modulus, GPa		46
Shear Modulus, GPa		37

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		4.1

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.4 to 18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 3.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		54 to 65.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		11 to 15
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		59.5 to 60.9

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		39.1 to 40.5

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		19 to 25
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3