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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4423 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4423 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
73.8 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0