EN 1.8522 Steel vs. Grade 702C Zirconium
EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is grade 702C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 380 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
97 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
36 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 1250 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
450 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 44 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 33 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
55 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.29 to 0.36 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.7 to 96 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
94.8 to 100 |