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Inconel 718

nickel

nickel

Source Details

Id

ni-inconel-718

Name

Inconel 718

Category

nickel

Designation

UNS N07718

Properties
{
  "density": {
    "value": 8190,
    "unit": "kg/m³"
  },
  "tensileStrengthYield": {
    "value": 1034,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "tensileStrengthUltimate": {
    "value": 1241,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "elasticModulus": {
    "value": 200,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "shearModulus": {
    "value": 77.2,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "poissonsRatio": 0.3,
  "thermalConductivity": {
    "value": 11.4,
    "unit": "W/(m·K)"
  },
  "thermalExpansion": {
    "value": 13,
    "unit": "µm/(m·K)"
  },
  "specificHeat": {
    "value": 435,
    "unit": "J/(kg·K)"
  },
  "meltingPoint": {
    "value": 1260,
    "min": 1260,
    "max": 1336,
    "unit": "°C"
  },
  "hardness": {
    "brinell": 363,
    "rockwellC": "C38"
  }
}
Applications

Gas turbine blades, Rocket motors, Nuclear reactors, Cryogenic tanks

Notes

Most used superalloy. Age hardenable. Good strength to 700°C.