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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.0214 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 EN 1.0214 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
330 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
210 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
34 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
120 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.12
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
99.17 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0