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1050A Aluminum vs. Type 1 Niobium

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
52
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 1.9 to 19
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
13

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
99.7 to 100
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 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020