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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. ASTM B541 Gold

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 EN AC-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
6.0 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
670 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
480 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.7 to 12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
4.0 to 6.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
17

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
65 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1090 to 3830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
36 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0.7 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4