EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. Nickel 718
EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is nickel 718.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
12 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
75 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
660 to 950 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
930 to 1530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
510 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1340 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1260 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
75 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
13 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
140 to 390 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
660 to 4560 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
31 to 51 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
25 to 35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
27 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
17 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
11.1 to 24.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.8 to 3.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
50 to 55 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.65 to 1.2 |