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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. N10276 Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10276 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 30 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 N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
51 to 63.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35