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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. N06007 Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0