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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
25 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
340 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
740 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
230 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
310 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
67.9 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
6.4 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0