Grade 705C Zirconium vs. C66700 Brass
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C66700 brass 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 2.0 to 58 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 87 | |
| 57 to 93 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 340 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 97 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 13 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 49 to 1900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 68.5 to 71.5 |
| 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 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 26.3 to 30.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |