Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. C82200 Copper
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C82200 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 C82200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 8.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 390 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 210 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 49 to 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 180 to 1130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 14 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.8 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 97.4 to 98.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |