C15500 Copper vs. ASTM B541 Gold
C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 37 | |
| 6.0 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 38 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 320 | |
| 410 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 550 | |
| 670 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 530 | |
| 480 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 7.7 to 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 4.0 to 6.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 to 84 | |
| 65 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 to 1210 | |
| 1090 to 3830 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 9.8 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 20 | |
| 36 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.75 to 99.853 | |
| 13.5 to 15.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 70.5 to 72.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |