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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 725

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.6

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
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7