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Niobium Iridium Comparison

Niobium
Iridium
Iridium Niobium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Nb   
Ir   
Group Number
5   
13
9   
9
Period Number
5   
6   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440031   
99+
7439885   
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   
Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Smithson Tennant   
Discovery
In 1801   
In 1803   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000002 %   
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
29
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
25
Not Available   
In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.   
25
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,468.00 °C   
6
2,410.00 °C   
7
Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C   
99+
4,527.00 °C   
10
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silvery White   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00   
6
6.50   
5
Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPa   
14
1,670.00 MPa   
5
Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa   
12
1,760.00 MPa   
3
Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s   
21
4,825.00 m/s   
13
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available   
78.00 %   
6
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Nb   
Ir   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
17   
22
34   
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.60   
23
2.20   
4
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42   
16
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.55   
11
Allen Electronegativity
1.41   
31
1.68   
17
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.40   
31
1.80   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol   
99+
880.00 kJ/mol   
9
2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
35
3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/mol   
36
Not Available   
6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.14 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV   
18
4.55 eV   
13
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
41   
99+
77   
39
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
41   
99+
74   
99+
Number of Neutrons
52   
99+
110   
27
Number of Electrons
41   
99+
74   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
146.00 pm   
35
136.00 pm   
99+
Covalent Radius
164.00 pm   
28
141.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
202.00 pm   
27
Atomic Weight
92.91 amu   
99+
192.22 amu   
34
Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol   
99+
9.53 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Zirconium
  
Osmium
  
Next Element
Molybdenum
  
Platinum
  
Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)   
8
140.00 (-eV)   
5
Lattice Constant
330.04 pm   
99+
383.90 pm   
26
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.57 g/cm3   
99+
22.56 g/cm3   
10
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
19.00 g/cm3   
3
Tensile Strength
330.00 MPa   
12
2,000.00 MPa   
2
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
27
0.00 (Pa)   
25
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa   
19
210.00 GPa   
2
Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa   
10
320.00 GPa   
3
Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa   
20
528.00 GPa   
1
Poisson Ratio
0.40   
4
0.26   
22
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.57   
37
21.78   
3
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m   
23
47.10 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
28
0.19 106/cm Ω   
10
Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol   
12
151.00 kJ/mol   
4
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)   
20
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K   
99+
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K   
29
147.00 W/m·K   
10
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)   
99+
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol   
4
799.10 kJ/mol   
1
Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol   
6
35.23 kJ/mol   
1
Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol   
4
837.00 kJ/mol   
1
Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K   
99+
35.50 J/mol.K   
99+
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