EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 EN 1.4378 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, % | 14 to 34 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 550 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 680 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 1130 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 970 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 220 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 470 to 2370 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 41 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 31 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 38 |