Grade 702C Zirconium vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel
Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 702C zirconium and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 630 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 2100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 96 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |