Nickel 718 vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 718 and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 64 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 410 to 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 26 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 2.4 to 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 190 to 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 6.9 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 16 to 20 |