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EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel vs. Type 3 Niobium

EN 1.4713 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 84
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
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), % 88.8 to 93
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
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
0.8 to 1.2