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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0