Material Database

Palladium / Pd

  • General Designation: Palladium
  • Applications: catalysts, plugging contacts, switching contacts, diffusion barrier for low-load contacts, conductive pastes, hydrogen diffusion cells
  • Product Forms: wire, sheet, strip
  • Density (g/cm³): 12.02

Details

Age Hardenable
No
Material Behaviour
ductile
Forming Process
formable, machinable, can be roll clad

Observations¹
In contact with
Temperature (°C)
Medium
Condition
Corrosion
20 hydrochloric acid HCl 36% no measurable corrosion
20 nitric acid HNO3 65% total corrosion
20 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% no measurable corrosion
20 hydrobromic acid HBr 60% total corrosion
20 hydro-iodic acid HI 57% total corrosion
20 hydrofluoric acid 40% no measurable corrosion
20 hydrochloric acid/chlorine 20% saturated relatively severe attack
20 hydrochloric acid/bromine total corrosion
20 aqua regia HNO3+HCl total corrosion
20 bromine water - light corrosive attack
20 ethanol/iodine light corrosive attack
20 sodium hypochlorite NaClO relatively severe attack
20 hydrochloric acid/H2O2 total corrosion
20 potassium cyanide KCN relatively severe attack
96 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% no measurable corrosion
20 solid dry no measurable corrosion
20 hydrogen sulphide H2S moist no measurable corrosion
20 hydrofluoric acid HF - no measurable corrosion
20 solid light corrosive attack
80 hydrochloric acid HCl 20%/saturated total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid HCl 36% light corrosive attack
100 copper(II) chloride CuCl2 - light corrosive attack
100 phosphoric acid - light corrosive attack
100 acetic acid 99 no measurable corrosion
100 aluminium sulphate Al2(SO4)3 - no measurable corrosion
100 glacial acetic acid CH3COOH - no measurable corrosion
100 copper sulpühate CuSO4 - no measurable corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/chlorine 20%/saturated relatively severe attack
100 sulphuric acid H2SO4 96% relatively severe attack
100 hydro-iodic acid HI 57% total corrosion
100 hydrobromic acid HBr 60% total corrosion
100 nitric acid HNO3 65% total corrosion
100 aqua regia HNO3+HCl - total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid HCl 65% total corrosion
100 selenic acid H2SeO4 - total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/H2O2 - total corrosion
100 potassium cyanide KCN - total corrosion
100 hydrochloric acid/bromine - total corrosion
100 sodium hypochlorite NaClO - total corrosion
150 aqua regia HNO3+HCl - total corrosion
440 potassium bisulphate KHSO4 air access light corrosive attack
500 sodium hydroxide NaOH air access light corrosive attack
500 potassium hydroxide KOH air access light corrosive attack
550 molten NaCN/KCN (2:1) air access relatively severe attack
700 molten NaCN air access relatively severe attack
700 potassium cyanide KCN air access total corrosion
800 sodium hydroxide NaOH air access relatively severe attack
800 potassium hydroxide KOH air access relatively severe attack
Comment
corrosion resistant, wear resistant
Sources Chemical
¹ Edelmetall-Taschenbuch, ISBN 3-7785-2448-8

IACS Min. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
17.03
IACS Max. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
17.37
Thermo-emf. vs. copper Hard (mV)
-1.31
Temperature coefficient of electric resistivity
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Hard (x10-4/K)
Annealed (x10-4/K)
0 100 37.2
0 200 36.5
0 300 35.8
0 400 35
0 500 34.1
0 600 33.1
0 700 32
0 800 30.6
0 900 29.3
0 1000 27.7
0 1100 25.9
0 1200 23.6
0 1300 20

Young's Modulus (GPa)
121
Modulus of Rigidity (GPa)
50
Poission's ratio
0.39
Annealed
Hardness (HV)
Tensile strength (MPa)
Yield strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
40 180 65 35
Work hardened
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
210 480 400 3
Property Range
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
40 - 210 180 - 480 65 - 400 3 - 35

Melting Range
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
1552
Thermal conductivity (W /(m*K)) [RT]
75
Linear Coefficient of Expansion³
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Coefficient (x10-6/K)
0 100 11.9
0 200 12.1
0 300 12.3
0 400 12.6
0 500 12.8
0 600 13
0 700 13.2
0 800 13.4
0 900 13.6
0 1000 13.9

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