Grade N7M Nickel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel
Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1650 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 72.9 to 82 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 60.9 to 70 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |