SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
SAE-AISI 1146 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1146 steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 400 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 440 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 730 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 630 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 97 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 to 1050 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 38 |