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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. Chromium 33

Both commercially pure zirconium and chromium 33 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 chromium 33.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.2
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
25.7 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.35 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0