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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.8869 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8869 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 1.8869 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
48

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
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
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0 to 0.050