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EN 1.0536 Steel vs. Type 4 Niobium

EN 1.0536 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 EN 1.0536 steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0 to 0.010
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2