AWS BAu-4 vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
Both AWS BAu-4 and grade 360 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-4 and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 430 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 100 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.6 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.2 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.4 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.2 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Gold (Au), % | 81.5 to 82.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17.4 to 18.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |