Grade 704C Zirconium vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 310S stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 170 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 34 to 44 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 600 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 190 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 48.3 to 57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |