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Type 4 Niobium vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 niobium and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.3
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
4.5
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 0.020
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Niobium (Nb), % 98.1 to 99.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
85.6 to 90.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.8 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4