Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. Type 1 Niobium
Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 38 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 82 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 32 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 4.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |