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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6