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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.0314 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0314 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0314 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
24 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
140 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
320 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
68 to 87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
95 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
99.365 to 99.78
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0