Nickel 625 vs. Type 4 Niobium
Nickel 625 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 625 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 33 to 34 | |
23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.4 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 910 | |
220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 450 | |
140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
310 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
42 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 250 | |
44 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
93 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
7.2 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
9.5 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 68.9 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
98.1 to 99.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
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 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |