Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. Solder Alloy 402
Both reactor grade zirconium and solder alloy 402 are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is solder alloy 402.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 52 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 19 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 57 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 64 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 3.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 2.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 3.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 95.9 to 97.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.27 | |
| 0 |