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  • Mechanical properties of gold

    zaveri

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    Updated: Oct 26, 2024
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    Yes this metal is so precious and expensive, that it cannot be put to industrial use, but then was just wondering about its mechanical properties.

    any ideas anyone ?
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  • ganesh kalkutaki

    Member • Aug 9, 2012

    Gold have high malleablity.
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Aug 9, 2012

    ganesh kalkutaki
    Gold have high malleablity.
    ...and ductility as well.
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  • mechky

    Member • Aug 9, 2012

    Mechanical Properties (at 298K & Solid Phase)
    • Density : 19300kg/m3
    • Modulus of Elasticity : 82.737 GPa
    • Poisson Ratio : 0.44
    • Thermal Expansion Coefficient : 1.420/K
    Thermal Properties (at 1 atm)
    • Melting Temperature : 1337.33K
    • Boiling Temperature : 3129.15K
    • Critical Temperature : 7250K
    • Fusion Enthalpy : 63.7 J/g
    • Vaporization Enthalpy : 1644.95 J/g
    • Heat Capacity : 129 J/kg-K
    • Thermal Conductivity : 317 W/m-K
    Electrical Properties (at 293K)
    • Electrical Resistivity : 2.350 W-m
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  • zaveri

    Member • Aug 10, 2012

    what about properties like hardness, tensile and shear strength, etc ?
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  • PuneetVerma

    Member • Aug 10, 2012

    I found a good chart for properties of Gold. Here it is
    <a href="https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1965" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gold - Properties and Uses - Supplier Data by Goodfellow</a>
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