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Grade 705C Zirconium vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
8.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 69
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 91.9 to 98
0