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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. C42200 Brass

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
18

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
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5