Nickel 718 vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel
Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 403 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 718 and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 64 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 340 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 530 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 280 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 99 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 210 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 7.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 20 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 11.5 to 13 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 84.7 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |