AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 50 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 450 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 690 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 1160 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 870 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 230 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 to 1880 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 41 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 25 | |
| 38 |