Class 4 Tungsten vs. ASTM B596 Au-Cu
Both class 4 tungsten and ASTM B596 Au-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 class 4 tungsten and the bottom bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 4.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 450 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 77 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 16 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.8 to 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 7.1 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 46 | |
| 22 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 97 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |