Type 4 Niobium vs. Type 2 Pewter
Both Type 4 niobium and Type 2 pewter are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 4 niobium and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
13 to 23 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
52 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
0.35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
19 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
52 to 68 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
69 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
220 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.3 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
1220 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
3.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
2.0 to 2.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 | |
4.3 to 5.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
3.4 to 4.4 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 7.5 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 98.1 to 99.2 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
90 to 93 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |