Type 1 Niobium vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel
Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 Type 1 niobium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 79 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 22 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 550 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 | |
| 200 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 150 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 32 | |
| 100 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 63.3 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| 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 |