Grade 704C Zirconium vs. R60706 Alloy
Both grade 704C zirconium and R60706 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is R60706 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 | |
| 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 91 to 98 |