N07041 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 350 to 650 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 540 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 890 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 590 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 890 to 4460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 32 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 30 to 50 |