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ASTM B596 Au-Cu vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

ASTM B596 Au-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 B596 Au-Cu and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.3 to 17
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
75
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 360
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 620
600 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 77
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 18
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 9.4
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1 to 8.8
20 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 30
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 9.0 to 11
0
Gold (Au), % 89 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0