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Type 1 Niobium vs. C99750 Brass

Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 niobium and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 79
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 29
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.3
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 32
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 61
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 0.020
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 23
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 5.0
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3