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1070A Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium

1070A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1070A aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
98
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 17 to 51
60
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 140
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 18
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 14
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.1 to 6.3
56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
94.7 to 100