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AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 39
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 450
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1160
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 870
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 230
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1880
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 41
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 71.9
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
95 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030