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Nickel 617 vs. Type 4 Niobium

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
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 3.0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
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