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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
58 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants