ASTM Grade LC9 Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 ASTM grade LC9 steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 65 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 920 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.4 to 91.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
| 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 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 92.9 to 99 |