K93050 Alloy vs. Type 1 Niobium
K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is K93050 alloy and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 38 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 680 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 4.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.4 to 63.9 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 36 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |