N07041 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 12 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 220 to 570 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 360 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 560 to 970 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 290 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 76 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 220 to 1880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 20 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 16 to 29 |