Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. ASTM B631 Class C
Both reactor grade zirconium and ASTM B631 class C 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.
For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class C.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 66 to 71 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 450 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 180 to 200 |