EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 34 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 690 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 490 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 56 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 610 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 69 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.27 |