Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu
Both reactor grade zirconium and ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 7.0 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 760 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 11 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 5.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 19 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 39 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 43 to 45 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |