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EN 1.5024 Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium

EN 1.5024 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 EN 1.5024 steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1930
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
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), % 1.5 to 2.0
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