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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
38

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
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