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Niobium vs Iron

Niobium
Iron
Iron vs Niobium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Nb  
Fe  
Group Number
5  
13
8  
10
Period Number
5  
4  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440031  
99+
7439896  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
1
229.00  
1
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett  
Unknown  
Discovery
In 1801  
Before 5000 BC  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %  
22
1.1 * 10-1 %  
1
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %  
23
~0.1 %  
1
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
35
22.00 %  
1
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
25
6.30 %  
2
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.01 %  
5
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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
NA  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3
In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.  
25
380.00 p.p.m.  
5
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,468.00 °C  
6
1,535.00 °C  
25
Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C  
99+
2,750.00 °C  
37
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gray  
Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
4.00  
10
Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPa  
14
200.00 MPa  
40
Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa  
12
608.00 MPa  
18
Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s  
21
5,120.00 m/s  
8
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available  
65.00 %  
12
Allotropes
No  
Yes  
α Allotropes
Not Available  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  
β Allotropes
Not Available  
beta Iron  
γ Allotropes
Not Available  
gamma Iron  
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Nb  
Fe  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
17  
22
26  
13
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.60  
23
1.83  
14
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42  
16
2.20  
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
25
1.64  
8
Allen Electronegativity
1.41  
31
1.80  
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.40  
31
2.17  
40
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
17
2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
36
3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29
4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
16
5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
36
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
16
6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
11
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
14
7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15
8th Energy Level
Not Available  
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14
9th Energy Level
Not Available  
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5
10th Energy Level
Not Available  
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8
11th Energy Level
Not Available  
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
12th Energy Level
Not Available  
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
9
13th Energy Level
Not Available  
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9
14th Energy Level
Not Available  
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11
15th Energy Level
Not Available  
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
11
16th Energy Level
Not Available  
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
13
17th Energy Level
Not Available  
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
18th Energy Level
Not Available  
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
19th Energy Level
Not Available  
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3
20th Energy Level
Not Available  
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5
21st Energy Level
Not Available  
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5
22nd Energy Level
Not Available  
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
23rd Energy Level
Not Available  
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4
24th Energy Level
Not Available  
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
18
4.70 eV  
10
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
41  
99+
26  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
41  
99+
26  
99+
Number of Neutrons
52  
99+
30  
99+
Number of Electrons
41  
99+
26  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
146.00 pm  
35
126.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
164.00 pm  
28
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
200.00 pm  
28
Atomic Weight
92.91 amu  
99+
55.85 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Zirconium
  
Manganese
  
Next Element
Molybdenum
  
Cobalt
  
Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)  
8
67.00 (-eV)  
20
Lattice Constant
330.04 pm  
99+
286.65 pm  
99+
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+
7.87 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
6.98 g/cm3  
35
Tensile Strength
330.00 MPa  
12
11,000.00 MPa  
1
Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
28
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
27
36.80 (Pa)  
5
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa  
19
82.00 GPa  
11
Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa  
10
170.00 GPa  
10
Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa  
20
211.00 GPa  
9
Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.29  
15
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.57  
37
7.20  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  
Permeability
Not Available  
6.3 * 10-3 H/m  
1
Susceptibility
Not Available  
2,00,000.00  
1
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m  
23
96.10 nΩ·m  
32
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
28
0.10 106/cm Ω  
20
Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol  
12
15.70 kJ/mol  
34
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K  
29
80.40 W/m·K  
22
Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  
Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
33
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol  
4
351.00 kJ/mol  
23
Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol  
6
14.90 kJ/mol  
22
Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol  
4
414.20 kJ/mol  
19
Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
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