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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 704C Zirconium

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
5.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
460

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
92.9 to 99