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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Ionomer

AISI 316 stainless steel and ionomer belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 316 stainless steel is a metal, while ionomer is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ionomer.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
0.94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
0.4
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
75
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
37