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Grade 704C Zirconium vs. Type 3 Niobium

Both grade 704C zirconium and Type 3 niobium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.6 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 92.9 to 99
0.8 to 1.2