Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. Nickel 600
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 650 to 990 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 270 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 31 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 190 to 1490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 19 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.27 | |
| 0 |