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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
9.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0