SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
SAE-AISI A4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 13 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 SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2050 | |
| 1400 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 73 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 67 | |
| 38 |