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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
85
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
85
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
54.8 to 62.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35