Grade N7M Nickel vs. C91700 Bronze

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C91700 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 C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		22
Elongation at Break, %		13

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		85
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		330

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1020

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		850

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		270
Embodied Water, L/kg		400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		110
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		35

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		140

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		84.2 to 87.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		60.9 to 70
Nickel (Ni), %		1.2 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.3

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		11.3 to 12.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.25