MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Type 4 Niobium vs. C99500 Copper

Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 C99500 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
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
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
3.5 to 5.5
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
0.5 to 2.0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3