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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. C19000 Copper

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.9 to 99
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5