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2024 Aluminum vs. ASTM B541 Gold

2024 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
6.0 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
38
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
410 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
670 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
480 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.7 to 12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
4.0 to 6.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
17

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
65 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
1090 to 3830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
36 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants