Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 1.4306 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 190 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 14 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 580 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 210 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 110 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 64.8 to 72 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 12 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |