Material Properties Gold admin May 20, 2016January 17, 2017 Material Properties for Gold Physical specifications of materials. Materials Gold Description Density g/cc 19.32 lb/in^3 0.698 Hardness Brinell unless specified 25(vickers) Tensile Strength ultimate Mpa 120 Ksi 17.4 Yield Strength MPa Ksi Modulus of Elasticity Gpa 77 10^6 Psi 11.159420272 Poisson’s Ratio 0.42 %Elongation at break 30 %Reduction of area Izod Impact J Ft-lb Fracture Toughness Mpa(m)^0.5 Ksi(in)^0.5 Thermal conductivity W/m-K 301 Btu/ft-h-F 173.988439282 Specific Heat Cpacity J/g-K 0.1323 Btu/lb-F 0.031752 Coefficient of thermal expansion 1E-6/K 14.4 1E-6/F 8.0120300688 Electrical Resistivity Ohm-cm 0.0000022