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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. SAE-AISI 1547 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1547 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 1547 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
740 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
400 to 690

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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
430 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.43 to 0.51
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
97.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
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