N07041 Nickel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 34 to 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 220 to 270 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 590 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 220 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 130 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 13 to 15 |