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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. N06060 Nickel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0