Grade 704C Zirconium vs. C51100 Bronze
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 C51100 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 2.5 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 85 | |
| 67 to 93 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 330 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 93 to 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 84 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 18 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 38 to 2170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 93.8 to 96.5 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.9 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |