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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 23
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0