SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. Grade 702C Zirconium
SAE-AISI 1084 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 702C 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 1084 steel and the bottom bar is grade 702C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 270 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 22 |
| 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 | 81 to 89 | |
| 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 960 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 30 | |
| 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.93 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 94.8 to 100 |