Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. C53400 Bronze
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 91.8 to 95.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |