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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. C11600 Copper

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
9.0
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.78 to 99.915
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1