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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. N09777 Nickel

AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 690
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
28.5 to 47.5
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
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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
2.0 to 3.0