Grade 705C Zirconium vs. EN 1.1219 Steel
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1219 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1219 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 700 to 770 |
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 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.52 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 98.3 to 99.4 |
| 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 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |