AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-3
AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-3.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
66 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1180 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
350 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
980 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
9.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
220 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 41 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 3.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
90.1 to 93.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |