Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. C82400 Copper
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 1.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 500 to 1030 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 260 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 130 |
| 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 | |
| 10 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 270 to 3870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 16 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 17 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.65 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 96 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |