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1050 Aluminum vs. Type 3 Niobium

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 3 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.6 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2