Grade 705C Zirconium vs. EN 1.0580 Steel
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0580 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 5.6 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 540 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 290 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 31 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 230 to 540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.22 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 97.5 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| 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 0.55 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |