Grade 704C Zirconium vs. C69700 Brass
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C69700 brass 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 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 75 to 80 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 13.9 to 22 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |