EN 1.1203 Steel vs. Grade 705C Zirconium
EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 705C 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 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 230 | |
200 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
98 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 15 | |
13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 780 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
18 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
450 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
66 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 610 | |
790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
9.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
69 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
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), % | 97.1 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
91.9 to 98 |