ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag vs. C21000 Brass
ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 95 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.5 to 11 | |
| 2.9 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 320 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 550 | |
| 240 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 80 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 56 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 57 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.0 to 9.0 | |
| 7.4 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.0 to 8.8 | |
| 9.6 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 28 | |
| 8.1 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 94 to 96 |
| Gold (Au), % | 74.2 to 75.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.6 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 21.4 to 22.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 3.7 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |