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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. Monel 400

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
160
Elongation at Break, % 18
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.9
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0