S17600 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 705C Zirconium
S17600 stainless 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 to 410 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.6 to 11 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 940 to 1490 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1310 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 to 150 | |
| 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 850 to 4390 | |
| 790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 54 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 37 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 9.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 50 | |
| 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.3 to 77.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 7.5 | |
| 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 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 91.9 to 98 |