Nickel 718 vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron 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 nickel 718 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 110 |
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 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 60.5 to 64.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |