S17400 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 670 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 570 to 830 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1390 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1250 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 4060 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 49 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 46 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.4 to 78.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |