S45000 Stainless Steel vs. N07041 Nickel
S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 14 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 650 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 590 to 830 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 980 to 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1310 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 94 to 160 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 850 to 4400 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 50 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 36 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 to 47 | |
| 38 |