EN 1.7230 Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
EN 1.7230 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 1.7230 steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 270 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 12 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 910 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 740 | |
| 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 | 79 to 97 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 1460 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 32 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.37 | |
| 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), % | 96.7 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 |