Type 3 Niobium vs. ASTM A414 Steel
Type 3 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A414 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 niobium and the bottom bar is ASTM A414 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 | |
| 110 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 360 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 49 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 69 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 100 to 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 | |
| 14 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 11 to 17 |