ASTM B541 Gold vs. N06230 Nickel
ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 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 N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 14 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 83 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 690 | |
| 420 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1180 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 900 | |
| 330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 90 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1110 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 170 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 to 12 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 to 6.2 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 9.5 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 to 91 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1090 to 3830 | |
| 250 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.4 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 to 14 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 to 63 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 70.5 to 72.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |