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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
22 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
63.3 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0