Grade 704C Zirconium vs. C18700 Copper
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C18700 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 grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 210 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 98 to 99.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |