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SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. Type 3 Niobium

SAE-AISI 8645 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 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 SAE-AISI 8645 steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 670
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 560
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.6 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
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
0.8 to 1.2