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Commercially Pure (Unalloyed, R60702) Zirconium

Commercially pure zirconium is a zirconium alloy. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare commercially pure zirconium to: zirconium alloys (top), all alloys in the same category (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

98 GPa 14 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

18 %

Fatigue Strength

60 MPa 8.7 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Shear Modulus

36 GPa 5.3 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

240 MPa 34 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

250 J/g

Specific Heat Capacity

270 J/kg-K 0.064 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

22 W/m-K 13 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

5.5 µm/m-K

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density

6.7 g/cm3 420 lb/ft3

Embodied Water

450 L/kg 54 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

65 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

290 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

8.1 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

23 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

18 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

19 points

Thermal Diffusivity

12 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

56 points

Alloy Composition

Zirconium (Zr)Zr 94.7 to 100
Hafnium (Hf)Hf 0 to 4.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O)O 0 to 0.16
Carbon (C)C 0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N)N 0 to 0.025
Hydrogen (H)H 0 to 0.0050

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Similar Alloys

Further Reading

ASTM B493: Standard Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Forgings

ASTM B523: Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Tubes

ASTM B550: Standard Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Bar and Wire

ASTM B658: Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Pipe

ASTM B551: Standard Specification for Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Strip, Sheet, and Plate