SAE-AISI 1030 Steel vs. Grade 705C Zirconium
SAE-AISI 1030 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI 1030 steel and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 22 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 590 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 100 | |
| 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 650 | |
| 790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 9.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.34 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.12 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91.9 to 98 |