Type 4 Niobium vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 niobium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 740 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 1370 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 37 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 98.1 to 99.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |