Argelite 52+
Palladium Base Alloys for Ceramics
| Color | WHITE |
| Type | 4 |
| ADA Class | NOBLE (N) |
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Application
  
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| Processing | |
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| Investment | Phosphate Bonded |
| Crucible | Ceramic |
| Degassing Temp C | 650-950 |
| Oxidation Procedure | Hold 5 Min, Remove Oxide, No Vacuum |
| Solder & Laser Wires | |
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| PreSolder | W, WSF |
| PostSolder | LO, 500 |
| Laser Wire | LWL58 |
| Physical Properties | |
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| VHN After Firing | 240 |
| VHN Soft | |
| VHN Hard | 290 |
| Proof Stress Soft MPa | 575 |
| Proof Stress Hard MPa | 681 |
| Tensile Strength Soft MPa | 850 |
| Tensile Strength Hard MPa | 902 |
| Elongation Soft | 18 |
| Elongation Hard | 10 |
| Elastic Modulus GPa | 130 |
| Composition | |
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| Silver (Ag) | 21.5 |
| Gold (Au) | 15.0 |
| Indium (In) | 6.0 |
| Palladium (Pd) | 52.3 |
| Tin (Sn) | 4.0 |
| Ruthenium (Ru) | 0.2 |
| Gallium (Ga) | 1.0 |
| Thermal Properties | |
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| Melting Range C | 1160-1290 |
| Casting Temp C | 1400 |
| Density g/cc | 11.6 |
| Expansion at 500C | 14.5 |
| Expansion at 600C | 14.7 |
| Burnout Temp C | 815 |