Grade 704C Zirconium vs. EN 1.7725 Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.7725 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 830 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 610 to 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 980 to 1940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 29 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 24 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.27 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 95.7 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| 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 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |