AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
AISI 301L 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 AISI 301L 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, % | 22 to 50 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 530 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 660 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1040 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 790 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 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 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 300 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1580 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 37 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 38 |