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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium

S31803 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 S31803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
98
Elongation at Break, % 29
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
60
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.2
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
94.7 to 100