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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
250
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 Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3