R04295 Alloy vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
Both R04295 alloy and reactor grade zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R04295 alloy and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.38 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.2 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 950 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 | |
| 56 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 85.9 to 90.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.27 |