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Nickel 80A vs. Type 3 Niobium

Nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 3 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 80A and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1300
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 69.4 to 79.7
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
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), % 1.8 to 2.7
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2