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ASTM B541 Gold vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 ASTM B541 gold and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 14
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 690
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1180
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 900
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 90
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1110
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 170
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7 to 12
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0 to 6.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
7.8

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65 to 91
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1090 to 3830
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8 to 14
17 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36 to 63
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 13.5 to 15.5
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Platinum (Pt), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0