ASTM B541 Gold vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 690 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 900 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 to 12 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 to 6.2 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 to 91 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1090 to 3830 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 19 to 46 |