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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
98
Elongation at Break, % 40
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
94.7 to 100