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S21640 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM B541 Gold

S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (12, 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 S21640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.0 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
38
Shear Strength, MPa 520
410 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
480 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.7 to 12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
4.0 to 6.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
17

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
65 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1090 to 3830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
36 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 74.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 3.5 to 6.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4