EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
EN 1.4618 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 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, % | 51 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 250 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 480 to 500 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 700 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 to 280 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 170 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 38 |