Type 1 Niobium vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4962 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 EN 1.4962 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 79 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 630 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 | |
| 260 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 32 | |
| 170 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0015 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.070 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 62.1 to 69 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |