Grade 705C Zirconium vs. EN 1.7362 Steel
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 1.7362 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 510 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 200 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 100 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| 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 | |
| 91.5 to 95.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |