ASTM B541 Gold vs. ASTM B522 Class I
Both ASTM B541 gold and ASTM B522 class I are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B541 gold and the bottom bar is ASTM B522 class I.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 96 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Knoop Hardness | 220 to 340 | |
| 88 to 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 690 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 280 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 900 | |
| 120 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 90 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 to 12 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 to 6.2 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 to 91 | |
| 4.5 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1090 to 3830 | |
| 75 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 70.5 to 72.5 | |
| 68 to 70 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 23.5 to 26.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |