AWS ERNiCu-7 vs. N06985 Nickel
Both AWS ERNiCu-7 and N06985 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCu-7 and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 18.3 to 36.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 69 | |
| 35.9 to 53.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |