AWS BVAu-2 vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
Both AWS BVAu-2 and ASTM B780 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-2 and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 83 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 92 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 180 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.1 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Gold (Au), % | 79.5 to 80.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |