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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.7 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020