N07041 Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 3.4 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 570 to 890 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 790 to 1090 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 1370 to 1850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 1240 to 1700 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 45 to 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 48 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 48 to 64 |