Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.5537 Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.5537 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
520 to 1760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
47 |
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 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
15 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.33 to 0.38 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
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 | |
97.6 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
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 |