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Grade 704C Zirconium vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
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
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.26
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 92.9 to 99
0