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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 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 SAE-AISI M48 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
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
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
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
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0