Grade 705C Zirconium vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
Grade 705C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C75700 nickel silver 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 705C zirconium and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 3.2 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 590 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 19 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 930 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 69 | |
| 22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| 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 | |
| 19.2 to 25.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91.9 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |