EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
97 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 34 | |
11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 740 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 550 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
240 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
460 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
48 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 760 | |
490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
58 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 57.9 to 65.7 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.060 to 0.14 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
92.9 to 99 |