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Grade 704C Zirconium vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 92.9 to 99
0