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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. N08221 Nickel

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08221 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 N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.3
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0