Updated September 21, 2004

Palladium is a conducting material in the same family as platinum, but less expensive. They have the same resistivity.

Formula or Composition:	Pd
Bulk Resistivity:	10.7 -cm
Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity (TCR):	3800 ppm/°C
Mass Density:	12 gr/cc
Heat Capacity:	247.7 J/kg/°C
Thermal Conductivity (k):	75.2 W/m°C
Temperature Coefficient of Expansion (TCE):	11.8 ppm/°C
Melting Point, °C:	1552 °C
Melting Point, °F:	2826 °F