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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. N07752 Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
23
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.5

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
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050