Type 4 Niobium vs. C95410 Bronze
Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 niobium and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 160 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 620 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 260 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 57 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 280 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 83 to 85.5 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| 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 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |