ASTM B541 Gold vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 ASTM B541 gold and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 4.0 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 72 to 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 460 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 900 | |
| 310 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 90 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1440 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1400 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 470 to 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 to 12 | |
| 7.1 to 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 to 6.2 | |
| 8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 to 91 | |
| 45 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1090 to 3830 | |
| 260 to 4770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 16 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 14 to 43 |