Grade 702C Zirconium vs. C82600 Copper
Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 702C zirconium and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 1.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 570 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 320 to 1070 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 52 | |
| 11 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 430 to 4690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 18 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 19 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 2.6 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 94.9 to 97.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |