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Alumina vs. ASTM B541 Gold

Alumina and ASTM B541 gold belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Alumina is a ceramic material, while ASTM B541 gold is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, 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 alumina and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220 to 370
110
Knoop Hardness 960 to 1660
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.22 to 0.24
0.4
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 290
670 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 2040
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870 to 940
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.7 to 8.2
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.4 to 4.1
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 53
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57 to 62
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 14
36 to 63