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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. Monel 400

AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
62
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
63 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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 0.024

Comparable Variants