Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. C17000 Copper
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 C17000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 1.1 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 490 to 1310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 160 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 4.2 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 110 to 5420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 96.3 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |