Nickel 718 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel
Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 A387 grade 9 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 87 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 140 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 14 to 17 |
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 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 87.1 to 90.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |