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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.1133 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1133 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 1.1133 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
19 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
580 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
270 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.9 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0