Grade 705C Zirconium vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 520 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 6.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 32 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 50.3 to 56 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 30 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |