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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Niobium

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2