Braze Alloys

Palco® Technical Information

High-purity palladium and cobalt alloy for vacuum brazing

 

Key Benefits

  • Similar to Palni
  • Low penetration into substrate materials

Suggested Base Materials

  • Nickel
  • Ni-super alloys
  • Refractory metals 

Nominal Composition by Weight

  • Palladium (Pd): 65%
  • Cobalt (Co): 35%

Forms Available

Foil

Paste

Powder

Rings

Sheet Preforms

Wire

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Palco® Thermal Properties

°C

°F

Liquidus

1219

2226

Solidus

1219

2226

Palco® Physical Properties*

Metric

Imperial

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)

17.0

x10-6/°C for 20-1000°C

9.6

x10-6/°F for 68-1832°F

Thermal Conductivity (Calculated)

35

W/(m*K)

20

BTU/ft h °F

Density

10.4

Mg/m3

0.375

lb/in3

Yield Strength (0.2% offset)

344

MPa

50

x103 lb/in2

Tensile Strength

661

MPa

96

x103 lb/in2

Elongation (2in/50mm gage section)

25

%

Electrical Resistivity

132

x10-9(ohm*m)

Electrical Conductivity

4.6

x106/(ohm*m)

Vapour Pressure (Calculated)

9

10-9 mm Hg @ 1000°C

9

10-9 mm Hg @ 1832°F

7

10-6 mm Hg @ 1200°C

7

10-6 mm Hg @ 2192°F 

* Please note that all values quoted are based on test pieces and may vary according to component design. These values are not guaranteed in any way and should only be treated as indicative values. They should be used for guidance only and for no other purpose whatsoever.

Palco® Safety Datasheets

Alloy

Foil

Wire

Powder

Extrudable Paste Alcohol-Based Binder

Palco®
(BPd-1)

BA-101
English

BA-101
English

BA-101
English

PP-FL2-100A
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