C64200 Bronze vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 35 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 640 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 320 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 170 | |
| 56 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 470 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 6.3 to 7.6 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 88.2 to 92.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.27 |