EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 21 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 750 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 630 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 130 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 1050 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 92.9 to 99 |