Grade 705C Zirconium vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1213 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 SAE-AISI 1213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 11 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 440 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 260 to 470 |
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 | |
| 63 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 180 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 16 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 98.4 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| 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 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.24 to 0.33 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |