Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 1.4378 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
190 to 340 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
14 to 34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
760 to 1130 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
430 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
290 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
470 to 2370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
28 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
61.2 to 69 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
11.5 to 14.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
2.3 to 3.7 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
0 |