Meeting global demand for safe infrastructureGovernments, the insurance industry, designers, and end users are demanding better structural materials with improved energy absorption, fracture toughness, and fatigue properties in response to seismic, fire, and extreme-weather events. Within the building, bridge, and rebar sector, there is a shift toward lower carbon-niobium (Nb) containing steels, which meet these demands with significantly improved toughness, formability, consistency, energy absorption, and weldability. The increased strength and toughness of Niobium containing infrastructure steels enable a reduction in size and weight of structural products resulting in lower transportation, fabrication, and erection costs; a reduced carbon footprint; and a more efficient project build.Access our exclusive technical report