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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Niobium

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 2 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 EN 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
99.5 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020