Grade 702C Zirconium vs. EN 1.1158 Steel
Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1158 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 702C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1158 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 470 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 240 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 52 | |
| 89 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 150 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 97.6 to 99.38 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |