Titanium 4-4-2 vs. Type 4 Niobium
Titanium 4-4-2 belongs to the titanium 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 4-4-2 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.4 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1150 to 1250 | |
220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1030 to 1080 | |
140 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
310 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 6.7 | |
42 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.6 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.7 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
44 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 4700 to 5160 | |
93 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 68 to 74 | |
7.2 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 52 to 55 | |
9.5 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 86 to 93 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
98.1 to 99.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 85.8 to 92.2 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |