MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. Type 1 Niobium

SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 1 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 niobium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

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 620 to 2320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
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 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020