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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H22 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 H22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
1.8 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
82.2 to 87.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
10 to 11.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0