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1050A Aluminum vs. ASTM B541 Gold

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
6.0 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
410 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
670 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
480 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
7.7 to 12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
4.0 to 6.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
17

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
65 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
1090 to 3830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
36 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0.7 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants