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Grade 705C Zirconium vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 69
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.2 to 10.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
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 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 91.9 to 98
0