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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
180
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
180
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 Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0