EN 1.1152 Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium
EN 1.1152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
79 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.4 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
140 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
82 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 110 | |
35 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 530 | |
32 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
4.6 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
7.1 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.52 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
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 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
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 |