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Low-oxygen Zirconium vs. AWS E430

Low-oxygen zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E430 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is low-oxygen zirconium and the bottom bar is AWS E430.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.7
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.7
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
77.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0