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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. CC760S Brass

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0