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Palladium , Pd
Palladium is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal that was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, who named it palladium after the asteroid Pallas, which in turn, was named after the epithet of the goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew the giant Pallas. The symbol for palladium is Pd, and its atomic number is 46. Palladium, along with platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium form a group of elements referred to as the platinum group metals (PGMs). PGMs share similar chemical properties, but palladium is unique in that it has the lowest melting point and is the least dense of these precious metals. Incredibly, when palladium is at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, it can absorb up to 900 times its own volume of hydrogen, which makes palladium an efficient and safe storage medium for hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes. Palladium is also tarnish resistant, electrically stable and resistant to chemical erosion as well as intense heat.
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Custom EnquiryPd Pellets 6mm dia. x 6mm 99.95% Pure
Palladium
Pd Pellets 3mm x 3mm 99.95% Pure
Palladium
PdCl2 -8 Mesh 99.9% Pure
Palladium Chloride
8 UN1759 PG 11
PdO -20 Mesh 99.95% Pure
Palladium Oxide
Pd Rod 3.18mm diameter 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd Rod 6.35mm diameter 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd Rod 12.7mm diameter 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd sheet Thickness 0.50mm (0.020")
Purity 99.95%, Palladium
Pd sheet Thickness 0.76mm (0.030")
Purity 99.95%, Palladium
Pd sheet Thickness 1.0mm (0.040")
Purity 99.95%, Palladium
Pd sheet Thickness 1.5mm (0.060")
Purity 99.95%, Palladium
Pd Wire 0.05mm dia. 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd Wire 0.1mm dia. 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd Wire 0.15mm dia. 99.95% pure
Palladium
Pd Wire 0.2mm dia. 99.95% pure
Palladium
Paliney® 7 Wire 0.75mm diameter
Paliney® 7 Wire 1mm diameter
Palladium Pd, Purity 99.95%
Palladium-Nickel Pd-Ni,
Available in various ratios wt% or at%, Purity 99.95%
Palladium-Copper Pd-Cu,
Available in various ratios wt% or at%, Purity 99.95%
Palladium-Silver Pd-Ag,
Available in various ratios wt% or at%, Purity 99.95%
Pd Foil Thickness 0.1mm (0.004") Purity 99.95%
Palladium
Pd Foil Thickness 0.15mm (0.006") Purity 99.95%
Palladium
Pd Foil Thickness 0.2mm (0.008") Purity 99.95%
Palladium
Au-Pd 60-40wt% TRG 25.4mm dia. x 0.1mm Tk 99.99% pure
Gold-Palladium alloy
Pd TRG 57mm dia. x 0.3mm Tk 99.95% Pure
Palladium
The unique properties of palladium and other PGMs account for their widespread use. One in four goods manufactured today either contain PGMs or had PGMs play a key role during their manufacturing process. Over half of the supply of palladium and its sister metal platinum goes into catalytic converters, which convert up to 90% of harmful gases from auto exhaust (hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide) into less harmful substances (nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor). Palladium’s precious metal qualities and appearance generate significant consumption in the luxury jewelry market. Palladium is found in many electronics including computers, mobile phones, multi-layer ceramic capacitors, component plating, low voltage electrical contacts, and SED/OLED/LCD televisions. Palladium is also used in dentistry, medicine, hydrogen purification, chemical applications, groundwater treatment, and it plays a key role in the technology used for fuel cells, which combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, heat and water.
Ore deposits of palladium and other PGMs are rare, and the most extensive deposits have been found in the norite belt of the Bushveld Igneous Complex in the Transvaal in South Africa, the Stillwater Complex in Montana, USA, the Sudbury District of Ontario, Canada, and the Norilsk Complex in Russia. In addition to mining, recycling is also a source of palladium, mostly from scrapped catalytic converters. The numerous applications and limited supply sources of palladium result in palladium drawing considerable investment interest.