EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 705C Zirconium
EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 22 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 750 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
| 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 to 660 | |
| 790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 9.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.8 to 87.9 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 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 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91.9 to 98 |