Type 1 Niobium vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel
Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 Type 1 niobium and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 79 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 25 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 740 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 | |
| 350 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 32 | |
| 310 to 1520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 27 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 67.9 to 73.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 6.4 to 7.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |