Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.1192 Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1192 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1192 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 520 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 18 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 16 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.42 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 98.1 to 99.08 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |