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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
16 to 19
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0