Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. C34500 Brass
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C34500 brass 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 C34500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 12 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 340 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 120 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 69 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 32 to 36.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |