EN 1.7221 Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.7221 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 230 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 780 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 630 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 98 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 to 1050 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 92.9 to 99 |