Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 620 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 240 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 67.4 to 73.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.27 | |
| 0 |