EN 1.0402 Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.0402 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 EN 1.0402 steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
97 |
Elongation at Break, % | 24 | |
11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
240 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
460 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 94 | |
48 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
58 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.24 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 99.43 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
92.9 to 99 |