EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 702C Zirconium
EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 702C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 260 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
97 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
36 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 76 | |
450 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.5 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 87.4 to 92.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
94.8 to 100 |