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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. N06045 Nickel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.0
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0