Type 4 Niobium vs. ASTM B631 Class B
Both Type 4 niobium and ASTM B631 class B are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 niobium and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class B.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.4 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
| 78 to 79 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.3 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 190 |