Grade 704C Zirconium vs. S13800 Stainless Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 S13800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
290 to 480 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
11 to 18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
980 to 1730 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
660 to 1580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
280 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
150 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
1090 to 5490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
35 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
28 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
4.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
33 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
12.3 to 13.2 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
73.6 to 77.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0080 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
0 |