Gold Tube

Formula: Au

Form: Tube

Material: Gold

CAS Number: 7440-57-5

Commodity: Precious Metals

Purity: 99.95%

Temper: As Drawn

Gold Tube from Goodfellow is part of its range of tubes,with 82 variations available. Gold possesses excellent malleability and ductility, making it ideal for applications where the material needs to be shaped or formed. The tubes are used in scientific research requiring inert materials. With its unique properties, Gold Tube enables innovative designs across industries.

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Tube

Outside Diameter	=<2mm	±0.05mm
Outside Diameter	2mm - 5mm	±0.1mm
Outside Diameter	>5mm	±5%
Wall Thickness		±10%

Material Properties for Precious Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	79
Crystal structure	Face centred cubic
Electronic structure	Xe 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
Valences shown	1,3
Atomic weight( amu )	196.9665
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	98.8
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.8
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.144
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 9.22
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 20.5

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Soft
Material condition	Hard
Poisson's ratio	0.42
Poisson's ratio	0.42
Bulk modulus( GPa )	171
Bulk modulus( GPa )	171
Tensile modulus( GPa )	78.5
Tensile modulus( GPa )	78.5
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	20-30
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	60
Tensile strength( MPa )	130
Tensile strength( MPa )	220
Yield strength( MPa )	205
Yield strength( MPa )	-

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	2.20@20@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.004@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.74

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	3080
Density( gcm⁻³ )	19.3@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1064.4
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	1738
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	64.9
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	129@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	318@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	14.1@0-100°C

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