Type 1 Niobium vs. C95300 Bronze
Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 niobium and the bottom bar is C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 79 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 520 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 82 | |
| 190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 32 | |
| 170 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.1 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86.5 to 90.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| 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 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |