ASTM B541 Gold vs. N06110 Nickel
ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B541 gold and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 53 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 84 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 690 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 900 | |
| 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 90 | |
| 340 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.6 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 to 91 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1090 to 3830 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 70.5 to 72.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 51 to 62 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 4.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |