S32750 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 702C Zirconium
S32750 stainless 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S32750 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 702C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 860 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 66.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.24 to 0.32 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 94.8 to 100 |