S21904 Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
S21904 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S21904 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, % | 17 to 51 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 550 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 620 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 910 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 to 310 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 2070 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 29 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 38 |