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EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium

EN 1.4313 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4313 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1000
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 910
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 2100
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 36
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 36
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 84.2
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.7 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020