Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. ASTM B631 Class A

Both reactor grade zirconium and ASTM B631 class A are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class A.

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Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		160

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		22
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		5.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		180

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		98
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		85 to 86

Density, g/cm³		6.5
Density, g/cm³		15

Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. ASTM B631 Class A

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Thermal Properties

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Common Calculations

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