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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A227 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
900 to 1160
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1720 to 2220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
1430 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
200 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.45 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.4 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0