C10500 Copper vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
98 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 51 | |
21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
37 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 400 | |
330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 400 | |
160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
6.5 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 90 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 680 | |
130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
8.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 12 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 14 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 14 | |
41 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 99.89 to 99.966 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.034 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
99.7 to 100 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.27 |