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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8507 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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.3
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0