Age Hardened ASTM B540 vs. Direct Aged Nickel 718
Age hardened ASTM B540 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while direct aged nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is age hardened ASTM B540 and the bottom bar is direct aged nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
| 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 760 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 700 | |
| 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1240 | |
| 1530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1000 | |
| 1330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1220 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 4660 | |
| 4560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 61 | |
| 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 13.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 11.1 to 24.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 29 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |