AWS BAu-5 vs. K93050 Alloy
AWS BAu-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-5 and the bottom bar is K93050 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 50 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 | |
| 500 to 680 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1140 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 29.5 to 30.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 61.4 to 63.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35.5 to 36.4 | |
| 36 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 33.5 to 34.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |