N07041 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron 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 N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 220 to 340 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 350 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 570 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 320 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 79 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 270 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 18 to 20 |