Reactor Grade Zirconium vs. AWS E2209
Reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E2209 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 reactor grade zirconium and the bottom bar is AWS E2209.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 41 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 21.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 58.4 to 66.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 99.7 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.27 | |
| 0 |