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Nickel 600 vs. Type 4 Niobium

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
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