Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 720 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16.5 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 76.7 to 84.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |