Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy

Both commercially pure zirconium and 50Cr-50Ni alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.

Commercially Pure (Unalloyed, R60702) Zirconium 50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		98
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		18
Elongation at Break, %		5.7

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.26

Shear Modulus, GPa		36
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		5.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		6.7
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Water, L/kg		450
Embodied Water, L/kg		350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		65
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		350

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52

Hafnium (Hf), %		0 to 4.5
Hafnium (Hf), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0050
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.025
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5

Zirconium (Zr), %		94.7 to 100
Zirconium (Zr), %		0