MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 702C Zirconium vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6579 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 1.6579 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.7
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.8 to 100
0