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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. CC766S Brass

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.0
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0