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Type 2 Niobium vs. C43500 Brass

Type 2 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 Type 2 niobium and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.3
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 32
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 83
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 0.020
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Niobium (Nb), % 99.5 to 100
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3