| Gold | Other metals |
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Physical Properties |
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| Density at 20° C | 19.300g / cm³ | ||
| Boiling point | 3080° C | ||
| Melting point | 1063° C | ||
| Mechanical Properties | |||
| Material | Annealed | Hardened | Polycrystalline |
| Vickers hardness | 20-30 | 60 | |
| Mohs hardness | |||
| Tensile Strenght | 130 Mpa | 220 Mpa | |
| Creep tension | 1063 Mpa | ||
| Tension modulus | 78.50 GPa | ||
| Compressibility modulus | 171.00 GPa | ||
| Rho ratio | 0.42 | ||
| Izod resistance | |||
| Atomic Properties | |||
| Atomic number | 79 | ||
| Atomic weight | 196.9665 amu | ||
| Photoelectrical function | 4.80 eV | ||
| Crystal structure | FCC | ||
| Atomic beam | 0.144 nm | ||
| Neutron absorption cross section | 98.8 Bams | ||
| Electronic structure | Xe 4f14 5d10 6s1 | ||
| Valency numbers | 1.3 | ||
| Thermal Properties | |||
| Thermal conductivity from 0° to 100° C | 318.0 W m-1 K-1 | ||
| Linear expansion coefficient from 0° to 100°C | 14.10 x10-6 K-1 | ||
| Specific heat at 25°C | 129 J K-1 kg-1 | ||
| Latent heat of fusion | 64.9 J g-1 | ||
| Latent heat of evaporation | 1738 J g-1 | ||
| Electrical Properties | |||
| Resistivity at 20°C | 2.20 µ cm | ||
| Temperature coefficient from 0°C to 100°C | 0.00400 K-1 | ||
| Thermal EMF on hot end plate at 100°C | 0.74 mV | ||
| Critical point of superconductivity | |||