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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Niobium

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2