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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
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 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0