Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. Grade 29 Titanium
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is grade 29 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 930 to 940 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 850 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 560 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 62 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 3420 to 3540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 58 to 59 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 47 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 68 to 69 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.14 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 88 to 90.9 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |