ASTM B596 Au-Cu vs. N10624 Nickel

ASTM B596 Au-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

ASTM B596 Gold-Copper Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N10624 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Elongation at Break, %		4.3 to 17
Elongation at Break, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		36
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Shear Strength, MPa		280 to 360
Shear Strength, MPa		570

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		77
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1580

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1520

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		18
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.8 to 9.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.1 to 8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		6.0 to 10

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Gold (Au), %		89 to 91
Gold (Au), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		5.0 to 8.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		21 to 25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.9 to 68

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0