Type 4 Niobium vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 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 nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 19 to 46 |