AWS BAu-2 vs. Monel 400
AWS BAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-2 and the bottom bar is Monel 400.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 540 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 92 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.1 | |
| 17 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 19.4 to 20.5 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Gold (Au), % | 79.5 to 80.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.024 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |