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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. SAE-AISI 1080 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1080 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 SAE-AISI 1080 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
770 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
480 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
80 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
610 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 0.88
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
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0