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Grade 705C Zirconium vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S17600 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
8.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 69
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 91.9 to 98
0