EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
EN 1.4938 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 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, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1030 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 640 to 870 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1050 to 1920 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 37 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 38 |