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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. Type 2 Niobium

SAE-AISI 1010 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 2 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.5 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020