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	PRODUCT DATA of Gold

Material	Gold
Chemical Composition	100Au
CAS Registry ID	7440-57-5

	EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

Development Status	Commercial Product
Equivalent Designations	Au
Space Experience	Good

	PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Atomic Number	79
Atomic Weight	196.96655
Work Function	5.1 eV
Crystal Structure	Face centered cubic (fcc)
Surface Energy	1500 mJ/m^2
Specific Gravity	19.3

	ELASTIC PROPERTIES

Tensile Modulus	80.6 GPa
Bulk Modulus	169 GPa
Poisson Ratio	0.42
Speed of Sound (longitudinal)	3200 m/s
Speed of Sound (transverse)	1200 m/s
Acoustic Impedance	62.6 MRayls

	ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Electrical Volume Resistivity	2.35e-8 ohm.m
Electrical Conductivity	77 %IACS

	THERMAL PROPERTIES

Thermal Conductivity	297 W/m.K
Thermal Expansion Coefficient	14.2 μstrain/°C
Melting Range	1060 °C
Specific Heat	0.13 J/g.K

	RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY

EMF vs SCE

0.15 eV Remark: Measured in 3.5% NaCl solution Data Quality: Design Data