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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
98
Elongation at Break, % 51
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
94.7 to 100