EN 1.5662 Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 230 | |
210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
97 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
240 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
460 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
48 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
58 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 88.6 to 91.2 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
92.9 to 99 |