N07041 Nickel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel
N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82121 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N07041 nickel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 370 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1400 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1050 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2510 | |
| 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 38 | |
| 20 |