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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. N07750 Nickel

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
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 77 to 230
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8