Grade N7M Nickel vs. R05400 Tantalum
Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 5.5 to 53 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 50 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 60.9 to 70 | |
| 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 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |