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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. Type 3 Niobium

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
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 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2