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AWS BAu-5 vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium

Both AWS BAu-5 and commercially pure zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 13 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 AWS BAu-5 and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 50
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
6.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Gold (Au), % 29.5 to 30.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 35.5 to 36.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Palladium (Pd), % 33.5 to 34.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
94.7 to 100
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0