Grade 702C Zirconium vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel
Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless 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 1.4658 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 260 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 52 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 1280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 50.9 to 63.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 9.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |