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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4