Low-oxygen Zirconium vs. C41300 Brass
Low-oxygen zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C41300 brass 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 low-oxygen zirconium and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
2.0 to 44 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
300 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
120 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 | |
11 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
69 to 1440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
9.6 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
11 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
40 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 42 | |
11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
89 to 93 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
5.1 to 10.3 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.7 to 100 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |