Nickel 718 vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel
Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 718 and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 270 to 530 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 520 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 740 to 1040 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 290 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 220 to 1570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 27 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 67.9 to 75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |