Grade 705C Zirconium vs. EN 1.1147 Steel
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1147 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1147 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 390 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 280 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 40 to 73 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.19 |
| 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 | |
| 98.3 to 99.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |