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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. Nickel 80A

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 21
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0