AWS ERNiCu-7 vs. R05400 Tantalum
AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCu-7 and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 210 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.3 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 18.3 to 36.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 69 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |