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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
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
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
38 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2