Grade N7M Nickel vs. CC496K Bronze

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. 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 grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		97

Elongation at Break, %		22
Elongation at Break, %		8.6

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		36

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		210

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		340

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		110
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		15

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		50

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.5

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		72 to 79.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		13 to 17

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		30 to 33
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		60.9 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.1

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		6.0 to 8.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 2.0